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Orb is an intelligent app & platform designed to help you understand and improve your internet connectivity Real-time Monitoring: Orb continuously monitors…

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Orb is an intelligent app & platform designed to help you understand and improve your internet connectivity Real-time Monitoring: Orb continuously monitors your network connection to provide up-to-date insights. Comprehensive Metrics: Track the responsiveness, reliability, and speed of your internet connection. Multi-platform Support: Available on iOS, Android, macOS, and Windows. Multiple Sensor Options: Monitor from your personal devices or set up dedicated Orb Sensors for 24/7 monitoring. Historical Data: View trends and patterns in your network performance over time. Actionable Insights: Receive suggestions to improve your connectivity based on detected issues. Further details available here: https://orb.net/docs/getting-started/what-is-orb

Platform availability

Available on 1 of 9 platforms

Unraid
TrueNAS (not listed)
Umbrel (not listed)
ZimaOS (not listed)
Proxmox (not listed)
Helm (not listed)
Mac (not listed)
Windows (not listed)
Linux (not listed)

Health score

Not enough data yet for a health score. It needs at least 2 of 4 factors: maintenance, popularity, ease of install, resource needs.

Availability: platform listings confirmed today, links checked 13 days ago

No GitHub repository data collected yet.

Resources & Compatibility

ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is supported.

Checked 15 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

No first-install notes yet.

Alternatives

No alternatives collected yet.

Common questions

Can I run the Orb sensor in Home Assistant?

Yes. The Orb sensor can be run in Home Assistant as an add-on or Docker container to collect network monitoring stats.

Can the Orb app also act as a sensor?

Yes. The Orb app can be installed on phones, tablets, or computers and runs an Orb sensor while active.

What should I check if an Orb sensor cannot connect?

Check that the relay server is running and the relay address is correct. Also verify firewalls are not blocking the connection and that the network is available.

Can I keep Orb data on my own infrastructure?

Orb supports using Orb Cloud, streaming data into your own tools, or keeping everything fully on-prem.

Answers sourced from community.home-assistant.io, orb.net, orb.net, zayan-mohamed.github.io

Community

Orb.net Speedtest on Router - anyone tried it yet? (forum)
Is there any way to install an Orb Sensor? (other)
New application but no app yet - Orb - forums.truenas.com (forum)
Orb score network reliablity and speed measurement [orbforge] (other)
Orb v0.18 has been released : r/selfhosted - Reddit (reddit)
Orb v1.0 has been released : r/selfhosted - Reddit (reddit)

Collected 9 days ago - public community threads