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+![LibreSpeed Logo](https://github.com/librespeed/speedtest/blob/master/.logo/logo3.png?raw=true)
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+# LibreSpeed
+
+No Flash, No Java, No Websocket, No Bullshit.
+
+This is a very lightweight speed test implemented in Javascript, using XMLHttpRequest and Web Workers.
+
+## Try it
+
+[Take a speed test](https://librespeed.org)
+
+## Compatibility
+
+All modern browsers are supported: IE11, latest Edge, latest Chrome, latest Firefox, latest Safari.
+Works with mobile versions too.
+
+## Features
+
+* Download
+* Upload
+* Ping
+* Jitter
+* IP Address, ISP, distance from server (optional)
+* Telemetry (optional)
+* Results sharing (optional)
+* Multiple Points of Test (optional)
+
+![Screenrecording of a running Speedtest](https://speedtest.fdossena.com/mpot_v6.gif)
+
+## Server requirements
+
+* A reasonably fast web server with Apache 2 (nginx, IIS also supported)
+* PHP 5.4 or newer (other backends also available)
+* MariaDB or MySQL database to store test results (optional, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL and SQLite also supported)
+* A fast! internet connection
+
+## Installation
+
+Assuming you have PHP and a web server installed, the installation steps are quite simple.
+
+1. Download the source code and extract it
+1. Copy the following files to your web server's shared folder (ie. /var/www/html/speedtest for Apache): index.html, speedtest.js, speedtest_worker.js, favicon.ico and the backend folder
+1. Optionally, copy the results folder too, and set up the database using the config file in it.
+1. Be sure your permissions allow execute (755).
+1. Visit YOURSITE/speedtest/index.html and voila!
+
+### Installation Video
+
+This video shows the installation process of a standalone LibreSpeed server: [Quick start installation guide for Debian 12](https://fdossena.com/?p=speedtest/quickstart_deb12.frag)
+
+More videos will be added later.
+
+## Android app
+
+A template to build an Android client for your LibreSpeed installation is available [here](https://github.com/librespeed/speedtest-android).
+
+## CLI client
+
+A command line client is available [here](https://github.com/librespeed/speedtest-cli).
+
+## Docker
+
+A docker image is available on [GitHub](https://github.com/librespeed/speedtest/pkgs/container/speedtest), check our [docker documentation](doc_docker.md) for more info about it.
+The image is built every week to include an updated version of the ipinfo-DB used for ISP detection. Also this ensures, that the latest security patches in PHP are installed. Therefore we recommend to use the `latest` image.
+
+## Go backend
+
+A Go implementation is available in the [`speedtest-go`](https://github.com/librespeed/speedtest-go) repo, maintained by [Maddie Zhan](https://github.com/maddie).
+
+## Rust backend
+
+A Rust implementation is available in the [`speedtest-rust`](https://github.com/librespeed/speedtest-rust) repo, maintained by [Sudo Dios](https://github.com/sudodios).
+
+## Node.js backend
+
+A partial Node.js implementation is available in the `node` branch, developed by [dunklesToast](https://github.com/dunklesToast). It's not recommended to use at the moment.
+
+## Donate
+
+[![Donate with Liberapay](https://liberapay.com/assets/widgets/donate.svg)](https://liberapay.com/fdossena/donate)
+[Donate with PayPal](https://www.paypal.me/sineisochronic)
+
+## License
+
+Copyright (C) 2016-2024 Federico Dossena
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl>.