tldr/pages/common/k6.md

k6

A modern load testing tool, using Go and JavaScript. More information: https://k6.io.

• 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}}

• Login to cloud service using secret token:

k6 login cloud --token {{secret}}

• Run load test on cloud infrastructure:

k6 cloud {{script.js}}