Synology Speedtest with Curl

Download a file from the Internet with the “curl” command  directly to your Synology NAS.

Warning: make sure you are in a shared folder where you can download a file to your Synology NAS, take in consideration available space on your Synology NAS. 

you can change your directory location with the “cd” command

and you check which directory you are with the “pwd” command

for example:

cd /volume1/downloads

pwd 

check correct directory

for example:

/volume1/downloads

• To download a file  from a server on the Internet to your Synology NAS directly 
• check correct directory (/volume1/downloads, see above)  and enough space

example to download a 10 GB file http::

curl -O http://ftp.bit.nl/speedtest/10000mb.bin

Speed in MByte/s(MB/s or kByte/s)
In case speed is shown in “M” multiple by 10 for megabit per second(Mbps) 

Example to download a 10 GB file https:

curl -O https://ftp.bit.nl/speedtest/10000mb.bin