Creating a Performance Test

BlazeMeter engines run on Taurus and support various different open-source testing tools. Upload your own JMX script to run a JMeter test, or run a Gatling test by uploading a .scala file. The same goes for K6, Vegeta, Selenium Java/Ruby/Python and others. Additional files distributed to every test engine can be added too.

Create a Performance Test

Follow these steps:

1. In the main menu, click the Performance tab. 
2. Click Create Test. 
3. Click Performance Test. 

The Configuration tab for the test opens. 

Note: If you uploaded a test script but BlazeMeter did not automatically recognize what type of test it is, consider adding a YAML configuration file to help identify it and configure the system.

Configure a Test

How you configure your test from here depends on what type of test you want to use. The options are: 

• If you uploaded a JMeter JMX script, see Creating a JMeter Test.
• If you uploaded a Taurus YAML configuration file with your script, see Creating a Taurus Test.
• If you want to create a Scriptless URL or API test, see Creating a URL/API Performance Test.
• If you uploaded a script without including a YAML configuration file, fill out the configuration options in your test.

Video: Best Practices for Creating & Running Performance Tests

Watch the Load Testing Best Practices webcast to discover best practices and hands-on tools for preparing, creating and running performance tests. 

You'll learn:

• Load testing strategies including how to identify key bottlenecks, and ways to fix them before it's too late
• When and how to run your load test, including script planning, calibrating your test, and defining KPIs
• Live demo of how to run a high-scale test up to 2 million virtual users
• How to enhance collaboration with teams with real-time reports 
• Shift left: how to improve your overall website performance with agile continuous testing

Learn More

To learn more about advanced performance test configuration options, see:

• Scenario Definition
• Load Configuration
• Load Distribution
• Mock Services Configuration
• Failure Criteria
• End User Experience Monitoring
• APM Integration
• JMeter Properties
• DNS Override
• Network Emulation
• Duplicate, Delete or Move a Test
• Debug Test: Low-Scale Test Run, Enhanced Logging (NTC)
• Test History
• Reporting Selectors for Scenario and Location