diff --git a/pkg/perf/pubip_task.go b/pkg/perf/pubip_task.go
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+++ b/pkg/perf/pubip_task.go
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+package perf
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/containernetworking/plugins/pkg/ns"
+	"github.com/threefoldtech/zos/pkg/environment"
+	"github.com/threefoldtech/zos/pkg/network/macvlan"
+	"github.com/threefoldtech/zos/pkg/network/namespace"
+	"github.com/threefoldtech/zos/pkg/network/types"
+	"github.com/vishvananda/netlink"
+)
+
+const macvlanName = "pubtestmacvlan"
+const namespaceName = "pubtestns"
+
+type PubIPTask struct {
+	taskID   string
+	schedule string
+}
+
+var _ Task = (*PubIPTask)(nil)
+
+func (p *PubIPTask) ID() string {
+	return p.taskID
+}
+
+func (p *PubIPTask) Cron() string {
+	return p.schedule
+}
+
+func (p *PubIPTask) Run(ctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+	netNS, err := namespace.GetByName(namespaceName)
+	if err != nil {
+		netNS, err = namespace.Create(namespaceName)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create namespace %s: %w", namespaceName, err)
+		}
+	}
+	mv, err := macvlan.GetByName(macvlanName)
+	if err != nil {
+		mv, err = macvlan.Create(macvlanName, types.PublicBridge, netNS)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create macvlan %s: %w", namespaceName, err)
+		}
+	}
+	manager, err := environment.GetSubstrate()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get substrate client: %w", err)
+	}
+	sub, err := manager.Substrate()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get substrate client: %w", err)
+	}
+	farmID := environment.MustGet().FarmID
+	farm, err := sub.GetFarm(uint32(farmID))
+	if farm != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get farm with id %d: %w", farmID, err)
+	}
+	unusedIPs := map[string]bool{}
+	for _, publicIP := range farm.PublicIPs {
+		if publicIP.ContractID == 0 {
+			unusedIPs[publicIP.IP] = false
+		}
+	}
+	for ip := range unusedIPs {
+		_, ipNet, err := net.ParseCIDR(ip)
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		err = macvlan.Install(mv, nil, []*net.IPNet{ipNet}, nil, netNS)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to install macvlan %s with ip %s to namespace %s: %w", macvlanName, ipNet, namespaceName, err)
+		}
+		err = netNS.Do(func(_ ns.NetNS) error {
+			req, err := http.Get("https://api.ipify.org/")
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			body, err := io.ReadAll(req.Body)
+			if err != nil {
+				req.Body.Close()
+				return err
+			}
+			req.Body.Close()
+
+			if ip == strings.TrimSpace(string(body)) {
+				unusedIPs[ip] = true
+			}
+			return nil
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to check if ip is valid: %w", err)
+		}
+
+	}
+	err = netlink.LinkSetDown(mv)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to set macvlan %s link down: %w", macvlanName, err)
+	}
+
+	return unusedIPs, nil
+}