Turso Latency Checker

A simple bash script to measure latency to all Turso database regions and identify the fastest location for your connection.

Features

• Tests latency to all available Turso regions
• Identifies gateway regions
• Displays results in a clean, formatted table sorted by latency
• Highlights the fastest region for your connection
• Shows a nice spinner animation during testing

Installation

You can install this script in several ways:

Method 1: Using npm or pnpm (Recommended)

# Using npm
npm install -g turso-latency-checker

# OR using pnpm
pnpm add -g turso-latency-checker

Then run the tool from anywhere:

turso-latency-checker

Method 2: Direct download

# Download the script
curl -o turso-latency-checker https://raw.githubusercontent.com/renchris/turso-latency-checker/main/turso-latency-checker.sh

# Make it executable
chmod +x turso-latency-checker

# Move to a directory in your PATH (optional)
sudo mv turso-latency-checker /usr/local/bin/

Method 3: Using this repository

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/renchris/turso-latency-checker.git

# Enter the directory
cd turso-latency-checker

# Make the script executable
chmod +x turso-latency-checker.sh

# Run the script
./turso-latency-checker.sh

Usage

Simply run the script:

turso-latency-checker

The script will:

1. Connect to all Turso regions in parallel
2. Measure the latency for each region
3. Display a table of results sorted by latency
4. Highlight the fastest region for your connection

Requirements

• Bash shell
• curl for making HTTP requests
• bc for floating-point calculations

License

MIT

Acknowledgements

This tool was created to help Turso database users find the optimal region for their applications.