Introduction#

RIPE Atlas is a global, open and distributed Internet measurement platform, with multiple devices that monitor Internet connectivity in real time worldwide.

This article explains how to quickly and efficiently set up a software-defined RIPE Atlas probe on a UNIX-based system.

This tutorial is only applicable to Debian, Ubuntu and Raspberry OS. Guidelines for RHEL distros are not discussed here.

Hardware probes, provided by RIPE themselves, are also available. Please see docs.