K6 Performance Testing Example

Welcome to the K6 performance testing guide. This readme will walk you through the setup and execution of performance tests using K6, a powerful open-source performance testing tool.

Set up microservices

Before getting started with performance testing using K6, you need to set up the microservices environment. Follow the steps below to complete the setup:

Pre-requisites

Make sure you have the following prerequisites installed:

• Docker: Install Docker on your machine
• Docker Compose: Install Docker Compose on your machine.

Step 1: Clone the Repository

Clone the Git repository to set up the microservices in your local environment:

• git clone https://github.com/microservices-demo/microservices-demo
• cd microservices-demo

Step 2 : Run Docker Compose

Use Docker Compose to run the Docker containers for the microservices:

docker-compose -f deploy/docker-compose/docker-compose.yml up -d

Getting started

Now that you have the microservices environment set up, you can start running performance tests with K6.

Running Local Tests

To run performance tests locally, execute the following command:

k6 run script.js

Make sure to replace script.js with the actual filename of your K6 test script.

Running Cloud Tests from CLI

To run performance tests in the cloud using the K6 CLI, follow these steps:

1. Log in to the K6 Cloud using your API token:

   k6 login cloud -t ${API TOKEN}
   

   Note: Replace ${API Token} with your actual API token, which can be found in the profile section of the K6 Cloud web app.

2. Execute the cloud tests by running the following command:

   k6 cloud script.js
   

   Note: Replace script.js with the filename of your K6 test script.

Feel free to explore and enhance your performance testing with K6. Happy testing! 😊