Small script to find the fastest NordVPN servers, filtering by location and
current capacity (i.e. server load).
Super useful if you use a third-party VPN client (like Viscosity) and want to
quickly find out the fastest server to connect to.
The script calls an undocumented NordVPN API endpoint for quick and reliable
results.
USAGE
nordvpn-server-find -r|(-l LOCATION [-c CAPACITY=30] [-n LIMIT=20] [-q])
-r recommended Just output the recommended server for your location and exit,
ignoring other options
-q quiet Just output the best result for the given location, ignoring
the -n and the -c option
-l location 2-letter ISO 3166-1 country code (ex: us, uk, de)
-c capacity Current server load, integer between 1-100 (defaults to 30)
-n limit Limits number of results, integer between 1-100 (defaults to
20)
The -r and -q flags can be useful for scripting. For example, on macOS this
script gets Viscosity to automatically connect to the recommended server for
your location:
#!/usr/bin/osascript
tell application "Viscosity"
connect "$(nordvpn-server-find -r).tcp"
end tell
If -q is given, manually set capacity and limit are ignored. If -r is given all
other options are ignored.
DEPENDENCIES
- Bash 4
- jq 1.5
BUGS
Please report here: https://github.com/mrzool/nordvpn-server-find/issues
AUTHOR
Mattia Tezzele <info@mrzool.cc>
LICENSE
This program is distributed under the GNU General Public License.
mrzool/nordvpn-server-find
Find the fastest NordVPN servers from the command line, filtering by location and current server load
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