Internet Speed monitoring with Qubitro

3 min readMay 18, 2022

When I started working from home, I frequently experienced poor internet, but things improved after raising multiple complaints with the support team. As a result, I decided to monitor my internet speed 24/7, and now I have data to my claims. In this blog, I’ll teach you how to use Qubitro to monitor your home Internet Speed from anywhere in the world.

Let’s start

You should first download and install Python 3 on your computer. To get the newest version of Python, go to https://www.python.org/downloads/.

“Add Python to Path Variable” should be selected.

You’ve now successfully installed Python on your computer. Let’s get started by installing the VS Code IDE. Download the appropriate IDE for your operating system. To get Visual Studio Code, go to https://code.visualstudio.com/download.

To work with Python in VS Code, start the IDE and browse to Extensions; add python extension.

Copy the Python code below, paste it into Visual Studio Code, and save it with the .py extension.

import speedtest
import paho.mqtt.client as mqtt
import jsonbroker_host = "broker.qubitro.com"
broker_port = 8883
device_id = "bae59a13-822d-4e20-8b18-e4cbd534dc00"
device_token = "ShVwmHXpVv9Idvywv6QPbs4UzJzWAq8inveKOzqj"
def on_connect(client, userdata, flags, rc):
    if rc == 0:
        print("Connected to Qubitro!")
        client.on_publish = on_publish
    else:
        print("Failed to connect, visit: https://docs.qubitro.com/client-guides/connect-device/mqtt\n return code:", rc)def on_publish(client, obj, publish):
    print("Published: " + str(payload))client = mqtt.Client(client_id=device_id)
client.tls_set_context(context=None)client.username_pw_set(username=device_id, password=device_token)
client.connect(broker_host, broker_port, 60)
client.on_connect = on_connect
client.loop_start()while True:
    st = speedtest.Speedtest()
    st.get_best_server()
    payload = {'Download': round(st.download() / 1000000, 2) , 'Upload': round(st.upload() / 1000000, 2), 'Ping': round(st.results.ping, 2)}
    client.publish(device_id, payload=json.dumps(payload))

Qubitro-MQTT/Qubitro-Internet_Speed_Test at master · pradeeplogu0/Qubitro-MQTT

Contribute to pradeeplogu0/Qubitro-MQTT development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

Then log in to your Qubitro Portal account and create a new project using the MQTT Connection; copy and paste the Device ID and Device Token in the Code.