k6

Open source load testing tool and SaaS for engineering teams.

• Run load test locally:

k6 run {script.js}

• Run load test locally with a given number of virtual users and duration:

k6 run --vus {10} --duration {30s} {script.js}

• Run load test locally with a given environment variable:

k6 run -e {HOSTNAME=example.com} {script.js}

• Run load test locally using InfluxDB to store results:

k6 run --out influxdb={http://localhost:8086/k6db} {script.js}

• Run load test locally and discard response bodies (significantly faster):

k6 run --discard-response-bodies {script.js}

• Run load test locally using the base JavaScript compatibility mode (significantly faster):

k6 run --compatibility-mode=base {script.js}

• Log in to cloud service using secret token:

k6 login cloud --token {secret}

• Run load test on cloud infrastructure:

k6 cloud {script.js}

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