How to Install Speed Test by OpenSpeedTest™ on Alpine Linux Latest

Speed Test by OpenSpeedTest™ is a free and open source web-based tool that can measure your internet speed. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Speed Test by OpenSpeedTest™ on Alpine Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you have the following:

Step 1: Update the system

First, we need to update the system packages to their latest versions. To do this, run the following command:

sudo apk update && sudo apk upgrade

Step 2: Install required packages

Next, we need to install the required packages for Speed Test by OpenSpeedTest™. Run the following command:

sudo apk add php7 php7-dom php7-curl nginx curl

Step 3: Download and Extract Speed Test by OpenSpeedTest™

Download the latest version of Speed Test by OpenSpeedTest™ from the official website using the following command:

curl -L -o openspeedtest.zip https://openspeedtest.com/download/openspeedtest.zip

After the download is complete, extract the downloaded ZIP file to the root directory of the web server by running the following command:

sudo unzip openspeedtest.zip -d /var/www/

Step 4: Configure Nginx

We will use Nginx as the web server for our Speed Test by OpenSpeedTest™ installation. Create a new Nginx server block for OpenSpeedTest™ by running the following command:

sudo touch /etc/nginx/conf.d/openspeedtest.conf

Open the newly created file with a text editor and add the following configuration:

server {
  listen 80;
  server_name openspeedtest.local;
  root /var/www/openspeedtest;
  index index.php;
  location / {
    try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php$is_args$args;
  }
  location ~ \.php$ {
    include fastcgi_params;
    fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm7.4.sock;
    fastcgi_index index.php;
    fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
  }
}

Save and close the file.

Step 5: Start PHP-FPM and Nginx

Start PHP-FPM and Nginx services by running the following commands:

sudo rc-service php-fpm7.4 start
sudo rc-service nginx start

Step 6: Verify the installation

Navigate to http://localhost in your web browser. You should see the Speed Test by OpenSpeedTest™ page. Run the speed test to verify that it is working correctly.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install Speed Test by OpenSpeedTest™ on Alpine Linux Latest. By following the above steps, you should be able to use Speed Test by OpenSpeedTest™ to measure your internet speed.

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