8 minutes read Well into the pandemic and with the E-commerce boom rapidly accelerating due to people needing to stay inside, you’ll need to make sure that your website and mobile applications are performing well under high load for the holiday shopping season and especially for Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale events. We have written a handbook,… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Performance Testing
Where to find the configuration files for JMeter when installed with Homebrew?
< 1 minute read When you choose to install JMeter using Homebrew you may find yourself a bit lost with JMeter configuration files and ask yourself: “What is the location of the configuration files now?” To make it easy for you to find the folders please see below the mapping for the folders in the Standard JMeter vs Homebrew… Read more »
Should I use the JMeter GUI for running the load tests against my application/API?
< 1 minute read Often software developers get to ask themselves the question: Should I just run the tests in the GUI now that I finished developing them? The answer is pretty simple, NO. You should not use the GUI when running the tests. The GUI should be used only for developing the tests. For running the tests you… Read more »
How to install extra plugins in JMeter using the Plugins Manager?
2 minutes read A lot of times you will need to install some extra plugins that will help you in developing or running the performance tests. For this you will need to use the JMeter Plugins Manager. Below are the steps needed to install the Plugin Manager and install extra plugins: How to Install the JMeter Install Apache… Read more »
Why does installing JMeter with Homebrew gives invalid option: –with-plugins?
< 1 minute read Before Homebrew 2.0 it was possible to install JMeter with all the extra plugins by using the following command: brew install jmeter –with-plugins Since Homebrew 2.0 the options have been removed so the command from above will show ‘Error: invalid option: –with-plugins‘. How to fix Install JMeter with: brew install jmeter Install the extra plugins… Read more »
How to Install JMeter on Mac?
2 minutes read When starting with Apache JMeter for performance testing the first step you need to take is to install JMeter on your development machine so that you can develop the test scripts. For installing JMeter on Mac machine you have a couple of options: Installing JMeter via Homebrew Installing JMeter by downloading the archive with the… Read more »
What is Disaster Recovery Testing in Software Testing?
4 minutes read Hey there! In the digital age, where businesses and their operations are increasingly online, having a plan for when things go sideways isn’t just smart—it’s essential. That’s where disaster recovery testing comes into play in the software testing world. Let’s unpack what it’s all about, why it’s crucial, and how to do it right. Understanding… Read more »