How to do Performance Testing with k6

Performance testing is an important part of getting your application production ready. You don't want to wait until you have a sudden spike in traffic to realise that your application can't handle the load. In this video I cover the difference types of performance testing and how to do them using k6.

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⏳ CHAPTERS

00:00 - Introduction

00:55 - Installing k6

01:21 - Simple k6 test

02:30 - Test API

02:49 - Support me on Patreon

03:03 - Pick the right environment

03:48 - Load Test

06:41 - Stress Test

07:49 - Spike Test

08:35 - Soak Test

09:33 - Check out k6 docs

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