{"id":5692,"date":"2019-04-11T15:58:42","date_gmt":"2019-04-11T19:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.redline13.com\/blog\/?p=5692"},"modified":"2019-04-11T15:58:42","modified_gmt":"2019-04-11T19:58:42","slug":"run-your-first-load-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redline13.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/run-your-first-load-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Run Your First Load Test"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you\u2019ve never run a load test, here\u2019s where to figure out how to run your first load test.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redline13.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Test.jpg\" alt=\"run your first load test\" class=\"wp-image-5693\" width=\"331\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redline13.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Test.jpg 662w, https:\/\/www.redline13.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Test-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redline13.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/running-url-load-test\/\">Simple URL<\/a> &#8211; This post and video will demonstrate how to run a simple URL test to gauge performance of a website. 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