What is the minimum recommended internet speed for Salad?

Container jobs

• Download: at least 20 Mbps required; 100 Mbps or more recommended. Faster connections qualify for more jobs, and a slow one can lead a customer to reallocate the job to a faster machine.
• Upload: 20 Mbps or more recommended.

Salad runs its own speed test when it starts, and the result may be lower than what a browser speed test reports. That lower number is what the app uses to verify compatibility, not self-run tests. Recorded speeds are currently only used to validate compatibility - even if speeds show up low, being above the minimum is sufficient to receive workloads. If it falls short, see How to improve internet speed for container jobs.

Bandwidth sharing

Requirements vary by region. For most regions:

• Download: at least 20 Mbps required; 50 Mbps or more recommended for consistent earnings.
• Upload: at least as fast as your download.

See What is bandwidth sharing? and Bandwidth sharing troubleshooting.

Testing your connection

Any browser speed test works, such as Speedtest by Ookla or Fast.com. Test over the connection your PC actually uses (ideally a wired one), and remember that Salad's own measurement may read lower. If you are below the minimums, a wired connection and a quieter network help more than most people expect; otherwise it is a conversation with your ISP.