2 minutes readKey takeaways Non-GUI mode is the only sensible way to run a real load test. Pass the test plan and the results file on the command line and let it run headless. The GUI is for building and debugging plans, not for generating load. If you want to start Apache JMeter in non-GUI mode, use… Read more »
3 minutes readKey takeaways gzip on NGINX is a few lines of config and usually the cheapest bandwidth win available. Compress text types only. Compressing already-compressed images wastes CPU for nothing. Set a sensible minimum length, since compressing very small responses costs more than it saves. During Speed testing of your website or web application using LoadFocus… Read more »
5 minutes readKey takeaways Without assertions a test passes on any response, including an error page returned as 200. Assert on content as well as status, since a wrong body is still a failure. Keep assertions cheap. Heavy ones distort the timings you are measuring. What are assertions ? In case you are not familiar with the… Read more »
2 minutes readKey takeaways Adding JMeter to PATH means you can run it from any directory rather than its install folder. Put the export in your shell profile so it survives a new terminal session. Confirm with which jmeter rather than assuming the edit took effect. In case you want to easily start Apache JMeter load testing… Read more »
7 minutes readKey takeaways Start with a thread group, an HTTP request and a results file: everything else is refinement. Ramp gradually so you can see where behaviour changes rather than only that it broke. Run from a machine that is not the server under test. Overview We are going to present how to use Apache JMeter… Read more »
2 minutes readKey takeaways A mean with a large standard deviation describes almost none of your users. Percentiles show the tail, which is where the complaints come from. Report p95 or p99 alongside the median rather than the average alone. Standard deviation and percentiles are very helpful when comes to calculating the response times in a load… Read more »
< 1 minute readWe’ve released our load testing plugin for Jenkins CI. Use the Post build actions and define your load test limits in order to mark the build UNSTABlE or FAILED Easy multiple accounts access via the credential Jenkins plugin. More details here: https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/JENKINS/LoadFocus+Load+Testing+Plugin Installation Steps: 1. Create your load testing account on https://loadfocus.com 2. Copy your… Read more »
