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Fastly speedtest reportedly reflects Nix binary cache fetch speed
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A Fastly-based speedtest is said to produce results that fairly accurately reflect the cache fetch speed users will get with the official Nix binary cache.
For engineers relying on the Nix binary cache, fetch speed directly affects build and deployment times. A speedtest that correlates with real cache performance gives teams a quick way to assess whether their network path to Fastly's edge will meet expectations.
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The speedtest result is claimed to fairly accurately reflect official Nix binary cache fetch speed.
The tool runs through Fastly's edge infrastructure.
The claim originates from a single Lobsters post with community comments, not from Fastly or Nix directly.
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