Frequently Asked Questions

A running list of frequently ask questions and their answers.

Docker

I get a warning on container start up that the APP_KEY is missing

You need a APP_KEY for the encryption. See the installation docs how to generate one.

Notifications

Links in emails don't point to the correct URL

1. Set the correct URL as the APP_URL environment variable

2. Restart the container

I'm getting duplicate message via Apprise

By default when sending an notifications via Apprise we wait up to 30 seconds for Apprise to respond back with any message. Incase this 30 seconds is exceeded, we will retry 3 times. In case of any very slow Apprise processing this might cause duplicated notifications. Please check the logs to see the the timeout happend

Time zones

My display timestamps or scheduled tests aren't correct.

Speedtest Tracker assumes your application and database containers are set to UTC by default. If your database instance has your local time zone set it needs to match that set in APP_TIMEZONE and DISPLAY_TIMEZONE environment variables.

Once set restart the container.

Speedtest

Scheduled tests give lower results then manual tests

Starting your cron schedule at an off-peak minute can help reduce network congestion or avoid overloading a speed test server. This comment on this issue can help you get the formatting right.