M-Lab Knowledge Base Node Operations
7 articles
A guide for ISP engineers, network operators, and IXP staff who want to understand M-Lab data from their networks, host a measurement node, or use M-Lab for network diagnostics and performance benchmarking.
Recommended Prometheus metrics endpoints and Docker logging configuration to prevent disk exhaustion on M-Lab BYOS nodes.
An overview of M-Lab's Bring Your Own Server program — what it is, what's required, and how hosting a node contributes to global internet measurement.
How to use the M-Lab Locate Service API to verify your node's probability setting and registration status.
How to embed M-Lab's open source tests in a website, mobile app, or software product — and how integration partners can contribute infrastructure back to the M-Lab community.
How to fix an M-Lab BYOS node that is unreachable due to a mismatch between the env file IP and the server's actual public IP.
Steps to diagnose and fix a stopped or unresponsive register-node component in a Docker BYOS deployment.