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The "Awesome k6" project is a curated collection of resources dedicated to k6, an open-source load testing tool designed for developers. k6 is focused on providing a developer-centric approach to performance monitoring and load testing, enabling users to script tests in JavaScript. This list includes libraries, integrations, tutorials, best practices, and community contributions that help users effectively implement load testing in their applications. Whether you are a beginner looking to understand load testing concepts or an experienced developer seeking advanced techniques, this collection offers valuable insights and tools. Dive into this resource to enhance your application's performance and reliability through effective load testing.

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6 sections · 121 projects

Articles

31 projects
k6 Learnk6 Learn

Educational resources and workshop materials for learning load testing principles and practical implementation with k6.

#software-testing#load-testing#devops
Stars443
Forks98
Last commit1 month ago
k6 OSS workshopk6 OSS workshop

A hands-on workshop for learning k6 load testing using practical examples with the QuickPizza demo application.

#load-testing#devops#workshop
Stars49
Forks15
Last commit1 month ago
Beginner's guide to load testing with k6

link.medium.com
Best practices organizing performance testing projects with k6

grafana.com
Part 2 - JavaScript tools, shared libraries, and TypeScript

grafana.com
Distributed load testing with k6

feryn.eu
Load Testing with k6

medium.com
Test and visualize with InfluxDB, Grafana and K6

medium.com
Open source load testing tool review 2020

grafana.com
Load Testing Your API with Swagger/OpenAPI and k6

k6.io
Load Testing Your API with Postman

grafana.com
Load Testing & Black Friday capacity planning

medium.com
Load Testing SQL Databases with k6

grafana.com
Introducing TestRail in your K6 tests

dev.to
Beautiful Load Testing With K6 and Docker Compose

medium.com
Load Testing with Azure DevOps and k6

medium.com
K6 — Custom Slack Integration: Metrics are the Magic of Tests

medium.com
Load testing with k6

levelup.gitconnected.com
How to write three times fewer lines of code when doing load testing

dev.to
Load Testing. k6 + TypeScript + Azure DevOps

alex-klaus.com
Performance testing with k6

blog.shanelee.name
k6 introduces browser automation and Prometheus support in k6 OSS

grafana.com
Testing shift left observability with the Grafana Stack, OpenTelemetry, and k6

grafana.com
Umbraco 9 - What a Performance!

moriyama.co.uk
On maintaining a k6 codebase, Part 1

filfreire.com
Distributed Load Testing With K6

engineering.empathy.co
Load testing with k6 and k8s

toucantoco.com
CloudPosse's Load Testing StackCloudPosse's Load Testing Stack

A collection of best practices, workflows, and scripts for load and performance testing, particularly for applications deployed on Kubernetes.

#load-testing#devops#stress-testing
Stars55
Forks14
Last commit2 years ago
Real-time stress: AnyCable, k6, WebSockets, and Yabeda

evilmartians.com
Scaling Confidently with the Load and Fault Team

robinhood.engineering
Streamlining Performance Testing with K6 and ChatGPT

medium.com

Videos

13 projects
k6 YouTube Channel

youtube.com
How to use k6 Cloud for load testing

youtube.com
Intro to load testing with k6 and Grafana (k6 data source plugin and Prometheus Remote Write)

youtube.com
From Grafana ObservabilityCON: Intro to using k6 load testing with the Grafana observability stack

grafana.com
From Grafana ObservabilityCON: Building performance tests into your CI pipeline with k6 and Grafana, w/ Matthew Churcher, QA Engineer at Vonage

grafana.com
EveryoneCanContribute cafe: Load Performance Testing with k6

youtu.be
Playlist - What others says about k6

youtube.com
What is K6 & How to get started with k6

youtube.com
Website Performance + Load Testing with K6 (k6.io) in 5 MINUTES!

youtube.com
Performance Testing your web app with k6

youtube.com
Application Load Testing with k6

youtube.com
Performance Testing From Zero to Hero with K6 & Azure

youtu.be
AI-Powered K6 Testing: No Code, No Hassle, Just ChatGPT!

youtube.com

Examples/Templates

15 projects
k6 examples

grafana.com
k6 QuickPizza examplesk6 QuickPizza examples

A demo web application for learning observability with Grafana and performance testing with k6.

#performance-testing#demo-application#observability
Stars162
Forks54
Last commit8 hours ago
k6-template-es6k6-template-es6

A deprecated Webpack and Babel template for enabling ES6 features and module bundling in k6 tests.

#load-testing#commonjs#performance-testing
Stars89
Forks19
Last commit1 month ago
k6-typescript-templatek6-typescript-template

A template project for writing k6 load tests in TypeScript, providing type safety and improved developer experience.

#load-testing#performance-testing#es-modules
Stars308
Forks72
Last commit1 month ago
k6-rollup-examplek6-rollup-example

Example project demonstrating how to bundle k6 tests and shared libraries using Rollup.

#load-testing#performance-testing#remote-modules
Stars13
Forks2
Last commit1 month ago
k6-examplek6-example

A starter template for writing k6 performance tests in TypeScript using Vite bundler.

#load-testing#performance-testing#bundler
Stars12
Forks3
Last commit2 years ago
k6-templatesk6-templates

Opinionated starter templates for k6 load testing projects with organized folder structures and library integrations.

#load-testing#devops#performance-testing
Stars37
Forks9
Last commit4 years ago
SwissLife-OSS/k6-multiscenario-templateSwissLife-OSS/k6-multiscenario-template

A K6 performance testing template demonstrating multi-scenario execution with best practices and examples.

#load-testing#devops#performance-testing
Stars56
Forks11
Last commit1 year ago
agilob/multiscenario-tests

b.agilob.net
template-k6template-k6

A Docker-based template for creating K6 performance test suites with built-in error tracking functionality.

#load-testing#devops#performance-testing
Stars5
Forks1
Last commit5 years ago
k6-test-templatek6-test-template

A template for creating and running load tests using the k6 framework with TypeScript support.

#load-testing#devops#performance-testing
Stars7
Forks2
Last commit2 years ago
k6_frameworkk6_framework

A modular framework for organizing and running k6 load tests with configurable scripts, scenarios, and thresholds.

#load-testing#devops#performance-testing
Stars3
Forks1
Last commit2 years ago
pet_storepet_store

Modular k6 performance testing scripts for the Swagger PetStore APIs with various load testing scenarios.

#load-testing#performance-testing#rest-api
Stars3
Forks0
Last commit2 years ago
continuous-k6k8scontinuous-k6k8s

A Kubernetes-based solution for running continuous K6 load tests with InfluxDB storage and Grafana visualization.

#continuous-testing#load-testing#devops
Stars18
Forks8
Last commit5 years ago
docker-k6-grafana-influxdbdocker-k6-grafana-influxdb

A Docker Compose setup for running load tests with K6, Grafana, and InfluxDB for visualizing performance metrics.

#load-testing#containerization#devops
Stars179
Forks105
Last commit1 year ago

Tools

13 projects
k6-to-junitk6-to-junit

A command-line utility that converts k6 load test output into JUnit XML format for CI/CD integration.

#load-testing#devops#junit-xml
Stars20
Forks7
Last commit2 years ago
k6-reporterk6-reporter

A k6 plugin that transforms load test results into formatted HTML reports with charts and tables.

#html-report#load-testing#devops
Stars549
Forks137
Last commit4 months ago
k6-html-reporterk6-html-reporter

A lightweight HTML reporter that generates visual summary reports from k6 performance test results.

#load-testing#performance-testing#k6
Stars25
Forks6
Last commit4 years ago
har-to-k6har-to-k6

Converts HAR and LI-HAR files into executable k6 load testing scripts.

#har-converter#load-testing#performance-testing
Stars162
Forks32
Last commit3 days ago
postman-to-k6postman-to-k6

Converts Postman collections into k6 script code for performance and load testing.

#load-testing#devops#performance-testing
Stars296
Forks51
Last commit1 month ago
OpenApi GeneratorOpenApi Generator

Automatically generates API client libraries, server stubs, and documentation from OpenAPI specifications.

#generator#rest-client#sdk-generation
Stars26,618
Forks7,619
Last commit7 hours ago
jmeter-to-k6jmeter-to-k6

Converts JMeter .jmx files to k6 JavaScript code for performance testing.

#load-testing#performance-testing#jmeter
Stars75
Forks25
Last commit4 years ago
jslib.k6.io

jslib.k6.io
k6 for visual studio code

marketplace.visualstudio.com
k6 for IntelliJ

plugins.jetbrains.com
k6 Testkube executor

kubeshop.github.io
k6-junitk6-junit

A k6 library that exports test results in JUnit XML format for integration with CI/CD reporting tools.

#load-testing#performance-testing#integration
Stars11
Forks3
Last commit3 years ago
k6-expectk6-expect

A k6 library providing Jest-like syntax for writing functional and readable load test assertions.

#jest-like#load-testing#performance-testing
Stars2
Forks0
Last commit3 years ago

CI/CD

12 projects
k6 for AWS CodeBuild

k6.io
k6 for Azure Pipelines

k6.io
k6 for Bamboo

k6.io
k6 for Buddy

k6.io
k6 for CircleCI

grafana.com
k6 for Flagger

grafana.com
k6 for GitHub Actions

k6.io
k6 for GitLab

grafana.com
k6 for Google Cloud Build

k6.io
k6 for Jenkins

k6.io
k6 for Keptn

k6.io
k6 for TeamCity

k6.io

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