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badvpn.dev — a deliberately terrible network, on demand

badvpn.dev

LaunchIndex first observed badvpn.dev — a deliberately terrible network, on demand (badvpn.dev) live on 24 August 2026. View its launch screenshot, category, and verification evidence.

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Captured August 24, 2026 20:51 as part of the recorded launch evidence.
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badvpn.dev — a deliberately terrible network, on demand (badvpn.dev) was first observed live on 24 August 2026.

Network condition emulator that lets you test your app under degraded connections by applying tc/netem delays and packet loss through WireGuard configs.

Its profile is classified as Developer tool within Technology / Developer tools.

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First observed live
Previous state
No prior non-live observation
Last verified
Canonical host
badvpn.dev
Category
Technology / Developer tools
Website type
Developer tool
Observed title
badvpn.dev — a deliberately terrible network, on demand
Observed description
Install a WireGuard config and put your whole device on a deliberately bad network. Packet loss, latency, jitter and low bandwidth, for testing what your app does when the connection is awful.
Detected technologies
None detected
Screenshot captured
Evidence source
Browser observation · Local
Evidence confidence
93%
HTTP status
200
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