vredline13-aws-spot-instance-startup

We have improved the way error messages are displayed during test startup. Previously, error messages from AWS were being hidden. Rather than showing raw error from AWS, it would say “Automatically canceled due to test startup error”: The generic message was not clearly stating the issue. We’ve added two new updates that will fix this: Real-Time Pre-Test Messages First, during a test starting up with a Spot Instance request, we will show real time the messagesRead More →

redline13-aws-canada

On December 8th, Amazon added new servers in Canada that will be offered to their AWS users, further expanding their infrastructure. RedLine13 has now added support for the Canadian servers (ca-central-1), giving you even more flexibility when it comes to scaling load tests in the cloud. With this new addition, RedLine13 users can now run tests on servers in: Canada (ca-central-1) Virginia (us-east-1) Ohio (us-east-2) California (us-west-1) Oregon (us-west-2) Ireland (eu-west-1) Frankfurt, Germany (eu-central-1) Sao Paolo,Read More →

apache-jmeter-3-1-redline13

The Apache Software foundation has recently released version 3.1 of JMeter and RedLine13 now supports running JMeter tests written in 3.1. JMeter is the most popular testing tool that is used by RedLine13 users. Here’s how you can get started with JMeter 3.1 on RedLine13: Step 1: begin by logging into your RedLine13 account and hit “Start A New Test” Step 2: Click on the “Jmeter Test” tab located at the top to create a newRead More →

apache-jmeter-3-1-redline13

The Apache Software Foundation has recently delivered the newest version of JMeter, version 3.1, and RedLine13 now offers support for this latest release: What’s New in JMeter 3.1 1.) Updated Reports and Dashboard Connect Time Over Time The new graph, “Connect Time over Time” allows you to see the amount of time it took each request to connect throughout the course of your test. As performance testers, response time is something we pay special attention to and this graph allowsRead More →

redline13-load-testing-around-the-world

Three years ago, RedLine13 started out when Stephen Sigwart and Bob Bickel needed to do some stress testing for their new company, RunSignUp. They needed to simulate 50,000 concurrent users hitting their site at the same time. Upon discovering just how expensive this was with other providers, they figured that they could just build a solution for themselves to load test at a fraction of the cost. What began as a small internal tool for load testingRead More →

We would like to introduce a RedLine13 plugin which supports sending load agent system and process metrics to InfluxDB via Telegraf.  There exists a multitude of reasons for wanting to do such, just as one customer has implemented a sophisticated real-time performance metrics dashboard using Grafana. In this step-by-step guide, we will cover the following: Using this plugin Using the plugin with JMeter BackEnd Listener Available stats How the plugin works on load agents Using thisRead More →

redline13_perfacademy_webinar_jmeter_monitoring

  Kranthi Paidi of PerfAcademy joined us to discuss some of the in and outs of monitoring JMeter tests. PrefAcademy was founded with the mission to provide quality education and training services for software performance testers and engineers, and we’ll get to hear all about JMeter monitoring from the teachers themselves. In this webinar they cover: Real-time monitoring your Apache JMeter results current limitations of backend listeners modified JAR from TAG The need for more extensiveRead More →

Postman Load Test

Postman, the popular tool used for building, testing, and delivering API’s, is now compatible with RedLine13 to run a Postman load test. We’ve integrated Postman as a means to run any Postman collection inside RedLine13 as a performance test.  The project is available on github. Postman Collections In Postman, a collection is used to allow you to bundle many different requests into one group. Collections are a great way to organize requests so that they “accurately mirrorRead More →

We have released version 2.0(beta) of our Jenkins RedLine13 plugin including support for Jenkins Pipelines.  The following is available in Pipeline or FreeStyle project form. redlineJMeter – Launch JMeter tests redlineGatling – Launch Gatling tests redlineCustom – Launch Custom tests in PHP, NodeJS, and Python redlineScenario – Launches tests marked Jenkins Templates on RedLine13. All types include support for Thresholds marking a build as unstable or failed based on criteria, Success Ratio – Percentage of tests/virtual users passed ResponseRead More →

ubik-video-streaming-sampler-3-0-0-redline13-1

UBIK Load Pack Video Streaming Plugin 3.0.0 Our friends at UBIK-Ingénierie have recently updated their video streaming plugin. With the launch of version 3.0.0, UBIK has renamed the HLS Plugin to “UBIK Load Pack Video Streaming Plugin”. Prior to the launch of the original HLS plugin, there wasn’t really an easy or efficient means to test video streaming inside of Apache JMeter. So the UBIK team created the HLS Plugin as a means to do so. HLS, orRead More →