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    installing iperf3 and make it start at boot on a ubuntu server.
install iperf3:
sudo apt-get install iperf3

start iperf3 server at startup
sudo touch /etc/init.d/iperf3
sudo chmod +x /etc/init.d/iperf3 

edit script:
sudo vim /etc/init.d/iperf3

add following:

#!/bin/bash
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides:          iperf3
# Required-Start:    $all
# Required-Stop:
# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop:
# Short-Description: starts iperf3 server on boot
### END INIT INFO
/usr/bin/iperf3 -s &

enable / tell iperf3 to start during boot:
sudo update-rc.d iperf3 enable
sudo update-rc.d iperf3 defaults

thanks

https://xbmcnut.blogspot.com/2017/03/building-automated-iperf3-server-with.html