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gsvps/gsnode

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46ShellAudience · ops devopsComplexity · 2/5LicenseSetup · easy

TLDR

A one-command tool that benchmarks a VPS or cloud server and uploads a shareable online report.

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  root((GSNode))
    What it does
      Benchmarks a server
      Checks IP quality
      Uploads online report
    Tech stack
      Shell
      Go binaries
      Web console
    Use cases
      Vet a new VPS
      Check streaming unlock status
      Score network route quality
    Audience
      Server admins
      VPS owners
    Design
      No permanent install
      Auto cleanup
      Precompiled binaries

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Run a one command health check on a new VPS covering CPU, memory, disk, and network quality.

USE CASE 2

Check whether a server's IP can access Netflix, Disney+, ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini.

USE CASE 3

Get an IP risk and blocklist score plus a shareable online report link.

USE CASE 4

Run the benchmark with JSON output for scripting or automated server evaluation.

What is it built with?

ShellGoLinuxmacOSWindows

How does it compare?

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Complexity2/51/52/5
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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

Runs from a single curl command and cleans up all temporary files after finishing.

Use freely for any purpose, including commercial use, as long as you keep the copyright notice.

In plain English

GSNode is a lightweight command line tool that runs a full health check on a VPS or cloud server and uploads the results as an online report. It is part of the GSVPS ecosystem, and a single command downloads the checker, runs the full test, uploads a report to the GSVPS website, and prints a link to the results plus a score summary directly in your terminal. The check covers several areas: general system information such as operating system, virtualization type, and network tuning settings, CPU, memory, and disk performance benchmarks, network details like GeoIP location, ASN, DNS, and latency, IP quality checks including risk scoring and blocklist status, and a trace of the network route back to major providers. It also tests whether popular streaming and AI services, including Netflix, Disney+, YouTube, ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini, are accessible from that server, though the README notes this is based on API level checks rather than a full login and playback test. By default, nothing is permanently installed. The binary is downloaded to a temporary location, the tests run, the report uploads, and then all local files are automatically deleted so the server is left clean. If a user chose to keep files around, or a run was interrupted, a separate cleanup script is provided to remove any leftover temporary files. There is also a manual mode that runs the benchmark with JSON output for scripting, plus an optional local web console with live streaming logs. Precompiled binaries are provided for Linux, macOS, and Windows across several processor architectures. The project openly credits several existing open source streaming detection projects whose methods it drew on for reference, while noting its own implementation does not reuse their source code directly. Licensed under MIT, this project is aimed at server administrators and VPS owners who want a quick, disposable way to benchmark and verify a server's performance and network quality.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Walk me through running the GSNode one-line install and detection script on my VPS.
Prompt 2
Explain what the GSNode online report score breakdown means for CPU, disk, and network modules.
Prompt 3
Help me run GSNode's cleanup script to remove leftover temporary files from a previous check.
Prompt 4
Show me how to start the GSNode web console with live logs using gsnode -addr :8899.

Frequently asked questions

What is gsnode?

A one-command tool that benchmarks a VPS or cloud server and uploads a shareable online report.

What language is gsnode written in?

Mainly Shell. The stack also includes Shell, Go, Linux.

What license does gsnode use?

Use freely for any purpose, including commercial use, as long as you keep the copyright notice.

How hard is gsnode to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is gsnode for?

Mainly ops devops.

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