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PieMesh an open source distributed load testing framework for websites you own

GitHub logo spookybrosyt-star / PieMesh

Self-hosted distributed load testing platform. Volunteer agents generate HTTP(S) traffic only against domains whose ownership was proven via DNS TXT challenge — consent-gated clients, hard-coded rate limits, full audit logging. For authorized security testing of systems you own.

PieMesh

Self-hosted, open-source distributed load testing framework.

PieMesh lets machine owners contribute idle bandwidth to performance tests — but only against targets whose control has been demonstrated through a DNS TXT ownership challenge, the same mechanism used by ACME/Let's Encrypt. Nothing ships until the hub can prove who owns what's being tested.

Reciprocal by design — no spectators: everyone who runs PieMesh runs an agent. There is no download-and-watch tier: the tool IS the mesh, so having it means being part of it. Contribute capacity, earn test capability — and every test, yours included, still requires verified ownership of the target.

Why it's different

Typical tooling PieMesh
Trust the operator's word Ownership proven via public DNS
Limits configurable server-side Rate/duration caps compiled into the agent
Silent enrollment Interactive consent gate, versioned, revocable anytime
Black-box operation Every task logged locally + hub-side (audit.log)

How authorization works

1. Operator:   target

Self-hosted distributed load testing platform. Volunteer agents generate HTTP(S) traffic only against domains whose ownership was proven via DNS TXT challenge — consent-gated clients, hard-coded rate limits, full audit logging. For authorized security testing of systems you own.

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