redline13-aws-canada

On December 8th, Amazon added new servers in Canada that will be offered to their AWS users, further expanding their infrastructure. RedLine13 has now added support for the Canadian servers (ca-central-1), giving you even more flexibility when it comes to scaling load tests in the cloud. With this new addition, RedLine13 users can now run tests on servers in: Canada (ca-central-1) Virginia (us-east-1) Ohio (us-east-2) California (us-west-1) Oregon (us-west-2) Ireland (eu-west-1) Frankfurt, Germany (eu-central-1) Sao Paolo,Read More →

apache-jmeter-3-1-redline13

The Apache Software foundation has recently released version 3.1 of JMeter and RedLine13 now supports running JMeter tests written in 3.1. JMeter is the most popular testing tool that is used by RedLine13 users. Here’s how you can get started with JMeter 3.1 on RedLine13: Step 1: begin by logging into your RedLine13 account and hit “Start A New Test” Step 2: Click on the “Jmeter Test” tab located at the top to create a newRead More →

apache-jmeter-3-1-redline13

The Apache Software Foundation has recently delivered the newest version of JMeter, version 3.1, and RedLine13 now offers support for this latest release: What’s New in JMeter 3.1 1.) Updated Reports and Dashboard Connect Time Over Time The new graph, “Connect Time over Time” allows you to see the amount of time it took each request to connect throughout the course of your test. As performance testers, response time is something we pay special attention to and this graph allowsRead More →

Postman Load Test

Postman, the popular tool used for building, testing, and delivering API’s, is now compatible with RedLine13 to run a Postman load test. We’ve integrated Postman as a means to run any Postman collection inside RedLine13 as a performance test.  The project is available on github. Postman Collections In Postman, a collection is used to allow you to bundle many different requests into one group. Collections are a great way to organize requests so that they “accurately mirrorRead More →

We have released version 2.0(beta) of our Jenkins RedLine13 plugin including support for Jenkins Pipelines.  The following is available in Pipeline or FreeStyle project form. redlineJMeter – Launch JMeter tests redlineGatling – Launch Gatling tests redlineCustom – Launch Custom tests in PHP, NodeJS, and Python redlineScenario – Launches tests marked Jenkins Templates on RedLine13. All types include support for Thresholds marking a build as unstable or failed based on criteria, Success Ratio – Percentage of tests/virtual users passed ResponseRead More →

ubik-video-streaming-sampler-3-0-0-redline13-1

UBIK Load Pack Video Streaming Plugin 3.0.0 Our friends at UBIK-Ingénierie have recently updated their video streaming plugin. With the launch of version 3.0.0, UBIK has renamed the HLS Plugin to “UBIK Load Pack Video Streaming Plugin”. Prior to the launch of the original HLS plugin, there wasn’t really an easy or efficient means to test video streaming inside of Apache JMeter. So the UBIK team created the HLS Plugin as a means to do so. HLS, orRead More →

graph-update-users-running

We have updated the Overview Graphs by adding the ability to see the exact number of virtual users currently running at that time period. To support this change, we modified simple and custom languages tests to report when a user starts after the ramp up period: Now with our update, graphs will now give more accurate views of when a virtual user starts the test script:Read More →

EC2 Update

We’ve recently added EC2 region support for Ohio, and RedLine13 users now have access to even more servers on the East Coast of the United States. Amazon added the new server locations in Ohio in 2016, offering users more flexibility when it comes to EC2 instances. With this new addition, RedLine13 users can now run tests on servers in: Virginia (us-east-1) Ohio (us-east-2) California (us-west-1) Oregon (us-west-2) Ireland (eu-west-1) Frankfurt, Germany (eu-central-1) Sao Paolo, Brazil (sa-east-1)Read More →

AWS Update

We are always looking for ways to make load testing even cheaper. Many of our frequent users are running larger and longer load tests as they progress through integrating performance testing into the software development lifecycle.  With that growth, each load agent could potentially generate logs or .jtl files which are multiple gigabytes per load agent. As a post-test process, we merge JMeter JTL files with the generated Apache JMeter Dashboard Report (similar is done for theRead More →

AWS Update

A user recently reached out to us and asked: We have some feedback regarding the ability to shutdown any instance in AWS. We perceive the “Show All Servers” with the ability to shut them down as a dangerous option. People who normally do not have access to terminate EC2 instances all of the sudden gain those privileges once they are given access to RedLine13. Someone could by mistake terminate an important instance. It is possible to removeRead More →