📡 Ookla Speedtest Server Installation Guide

A complete step‑by‑step guide to installing and configuring an Ookla Speedtest Server on Ubuntu.

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⚙️ Prerequisites

1. Minimum Recommended Server Configuration

   • Quad Core Processor
   • 8 GB RAM
   • 256 GB SSD
   • 1 Gbps NIC (10G NICs recommended for large networks)

2. Bandwidth Availability

   • Minimum: 500 Mbps+ (else server may be rejected during review)

3. IPv6 Requirement

   • Server must be dual‑stacked (IPv4 + IPv6)

4. Domain Setup

   • Map domain name with both A & AAAA records
   • Example: speedtest-[location].[org].com

5. Geo Location

   • Ensure IP addresses are correctly marked in MaxMind Database

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🖥️ A. Preparing Ubuntu Server

1. Download the latest stable Ubuntu Server: ubuntu.com/download/server
2. Install and configure IPv4 & IPv6 addresses, partitions, then reboot.

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🚀 B. Installing Ookla Speedtest Server

wget https://install.speedtest.net/ooklaserver/ooklaserver.sh
chmod a+x ooklaserver.sh
./ooklaserver.sh install

• Verify daemon startup:
  http://<server-ip>:8080

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🛠️ C. Configuring the Server

Edit configuration file:

sudo nano OoklaServer.properties

Recommended values:

OoklaServer.useIPv6 = true
OoklaServer.allowedDomains = *.ookla.com, *.speedtest.net
OoklaServer.enableAutoUpdate = true
OoklaServer.ssl.useLetsEncrypt = true

Restart service:

sudo ./ooklaserver.sh restart

Test using Speedtest Host Tester.

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📤 D. Submitting Server for Review

1. Create account: account.ookla.com/login
2. Add server details (domain, specs, bandwidth, organization info).
3. Submit → Ticket created → Reviewed by Ookla → Listed online.

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🔄 E. Enabling Auto‑Start

For Ubuntu 22.04+:

1. Create service file: /etc/systemd/system/rc-local.service
2. Add rc.local script with daemon start command:

su root -c '/root/OoklaServer --daemon'

3. Enable and start service:

sudo systemctl enable rc-local
sudo systemctl start rc-local.service

4. Reboot and verify daemon auto‑starts:
   http://<server-ip>:8080

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📚 References

• Ookla Server Installation (Linux/Unix)
• Enable HTTPS/TLS Support
• Enable rc.local with systemd