Chapter 1

Quick Start with JMeter

With JMeter, you can quickly run your first load test. This chapter will show you how to set up a simple test case with JMeter and its HTTP(S) Test Script Recorder element.

Our Process

Here are the steps to set up our test:

  1. Launch JMeter and prepare the recording of our script
  2. Configure the browser to use the HTTP(S) Test Script Recorder of JMeter
  3. Record the script
  4. Customize our script (add assertions, rename transactions, add think time…)
  5. Validate our script with a single user
  6. Configure the load test (define the number of users, number of iterations, warm-up duration, and load test duration…)
  7. Run and analyze the load test

Setup JMeter to Record Our Browsing Session

  1. Launch JMeter:
    Figure 1.1: JMeter

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