Speedify Combines Two Starlink Dishes on Ubuntu Linux for Faster Upload and Download Speeds
Yes, you can combine two Starlink dishes on Ubuntu Linux. With two Starlink dishes at your location and an Ubuntu machine connected to both, you can use both internet connections together instead of leaving the second Starlink dish unused.
Speedify is an app that uses all your internet connections at the same time, and it runs on Linux. On Ubuntu, Speedify gives you nearly the full speed of both Starlink dishes combined, and keeps you online if one of them drops. Below: what you need and how to set it up.
Speedify combines multiple Starlink dishes for failover and faster uploads and downloads
What Two Starlink Dishes Give You on Ubuntu, With and Without Speedify
Two Starlink dishes at one location are two separate internet connections, each with its own Starlink router. Ubuntu can be connected to both at once, but it sends your traffic out through only one of them. You get no extra speed from the second Starlink dish, and nothing switches you over when the first one drops.
With Speedify, both Starlink dishes carry your internet traffic at the same time and add up. When one Starlink dish weakens or drops, Speedify moves all your traffic to the other one without cutting what you are doing.
Both Starlink dishes use the same Starlink network, so a Starlink outage in your area still affects both. For a backup that doesn’t depend on Starlink, add 4G/5G cellular too.
How Speedify Handles Two Starlink Dishes on Ubuntu Linux
Speedify keeps checking both Starlink internet connections: their speed, their delay and how much data they lose. When both work well, Speedify uses both at the same time. When one weakens or drops, Speedify moves your traffic to the other one, so SSH sessions (remote logins), downloads and internet calls keep going.
Speedify also encrypts all your internet traffic across both Starlink dishes.
How to Combine Two Starlink Dishes on Ubuntu Linux with Speedify
Step 1: Connect Your Ubuntu Machine to the First Starlink Router
Connect to the first Starlink router with an Ethernet cable or over Wi-Fi. Run ip addr, or open Network Manager, to check that the connection is up and has an IP address.
Step 2: Connect Your Ubuntu Machine to the Second Starlink Router
Connect to the second Starlink router with a second Ethernet port or a USB Wi-Fi adapter. Check that it also shows up as a separate, active connection with its own IP address.
Step 3: Download and Run Speedify
Download Speedify for Linux and install it on your Ubuntu machine. Speedify finds both Starlink internet connections and starts using them together right away. You don’t need to set up any routing yourself.
From then on, Speedify handles both Starlink dishes in the background: it combines them for faster uploads and downloads, watches both, moves your traffic when one drops, and encrypts everything.
Who Should Combine Two Starlink Dishes on Ubuntu Linux with Speedify
- Linux engineers and developers working at a site with two Starlink dishes who want the upload and download speed of both on their Ubuntu machine
- System administrators running Ubuntu servers or workstations at sites with two Starlink dishes, who want automatic switching when one drops
- Researchers and data scientists on Ubuntu at remote sites that depend on Starlink and need both speed and a backup
- Businesses with Ubuntu machines at remote sites that want both Starlink dishes in use, not one kept aside as a manual backup
- IT teams planning satellite internet on Ubuntu that must stay online
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Speedify Shows the Status of Both Starlink Dishes on Ubuntu Linux
Speedify shows real-time Starlink dish alerts for each Starlink dish in the app on your Ubuntu machine. If either Starlink dish has a stuck motor, a pole that isn’t straight, or is overheating, Speedify shows the alert once the problem has lasted 15 seconds, and clears it when it’s fixed.
That gives you one app on Ubuntu to combine both Starlink dishes and keep an eye on both.
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