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We are pleased to announce that you can now use Selenium WebDriver to create and run performance tests on RedLine13. You only need change how you load the driver; this will not impact your existing WebDriver scripts at all. By using your existing scripts (or new ones), you can launch PhantomJS, Chrome, or Firefox instances in the cloud simulating hundreds or thousands of users. We have load tested a 5,000 real user simulation with a WebDriverRead More →

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As a load testing company, performance is something we care about. While load testing is something that’s very important to consider, there are a few things that you can do before you load test that will improve the speed of your website. From reducing the number of requests to enabling browser caching, here are six simple things that you can do to increase the performance of your website. Minimize Server Response Time One of the firstRead More →

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Introduction We recently had the opportunity to speak with the developers at Technocrat about integrating load testing into their workflow. Their specific challenge was writing JMeter tests and scaling them in the cloud. Our conversation with their team provided us with greater insight into how companies like Technocrat use and draw value from load testing, and we wanted to pass those insights onto the testing community. Technocrat: Australia’s Most Experienced Drupal Team Operating out of Australia,Read More →

Problem: How do I use my Selenium tests to run load tests? Answer: You can run a 5,000 user load test for $10 per hour with RedLine13.com. We distribute your Webdriver code to any number of AWS instances to scale to any size. We handle the distribution of the load agents running PhantomJS to emulate real user processes hitting your application/website at heavy load within minutes. YES, IT’S REAL The Past The previous answer had been “It’sRead More →

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Introduction When it comes to performance and load testing, it’s not uncommon that engineers/QA teams wait until the end of a product development lifecycle to start testing. Theoretically, this makes sense, as you can’t test an incomplete project, right? Well, maybe that’s not the case. As Agile software development has become a popular way many companies approach engineering, this fast-paced environment can put pressure on testers, especially when there are strict deadlines. So what if instead ofRead More →

In this video we will demonstrate how to run a simple URL test to gauge performance of a website. If you’re new to load testing, this is the easiest test to run on RedLine13. Getting Started When running a URL test on RedLine13, begin by logging into your account, hit “Start Test”, and then click the “Simple Test” tab. Next, begin to enter the parameters of your load test. In this example we will have 100 virtualRead More →

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RedLine13 offers users the ability to scale out custom python load tests in their own AWS environment. In this video, we demonstrate uploading and running a simple python test on RedLine13, showing how simple and cost-effective it is to run python load tests with RedLine13. Getting Started When running a custom python load test on RedLine13, we begin by logging into our account, hitting “Start Test”, and then navigating to the “Custom Test” tab. One will needRead More →

Updates for the Jenkins RedLine13 Load Testing Plugin include Support for Jenkins Proxy JMeter 3.1 Expanding Variables 2.1 Plugin Available on the API page Jenkins Proxy The RedLine13 Jenkins 2.1 plugin supports a proxy configured inside of Jenkins. To set up a proxy within the Jenkins admin UI, refer to the Jenkins Wiki: Jenkins & Proxy Servers To use the RedLine13 Plugin, simply upgrade the plugin to version 2.1. JMeter 3.1 Available In JMeter Freestyle We’ve addedRead More →

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We have added the ability for users to preview and print (or save as PDF) the results of their load tests, making it even easier to generate physical reports. Once a load test has completed running, view the results and then hit “Print View” in the summary: From there, you will then be redirected to the print view of the test, where you can control specifically what gets displayed/printed by selecting the appropriate check boxes: ControlRead More →

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Now that the first week of 2017 is officially over, let’s take a look back at some of 2016’s biggest load testing blunders. The story is familiar: a site experiences heavy load, they forgot to do performance testing, and then their site goes down. Here are a few examples to show you exactly why you should load test as we look at the biggest load testing blunders of 2016. 8. The Hamilton Ticket Lottery The popular BroadwayRead More →