yandex-tank/README.md

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## Description
Yandex.Tank is an extensible open source load testing tool for advanced linux users which is especially good as a part of an automated load testing suite.

## Main features
* different load generators supported:
  * Evgeniy Mamchits' [phantom](https://github.com/yandex-load/phantom) is a very fast (100 000+ RPS) shooter written in C++ (default)
  * [JMeter](http://jmeter.apache.org/) is an extendable and widely known one
  * BFG is a Python-based generator that allows you to write your load scenarios in Python
  * experimental Golang generator: [pandora](https://github.com/yandex/pandora)
* performance analytics backend service: [Overload](http://overload.yandex.net/). Store and analyze your test results online
* several ammo formats supported like plain url list or access.log
* test autostop plugin: stop your test when the results have became obvious and save time
* customizable and extendable monitoring that works over SSH

## Installation and configuration
Installation at [ReadTheDocs](http://yandextank.readthedocs.org/en/latest/install.html).

## Get help
Chat with authors and other performance specialists: [![Gitter](https://badges.gitter.im/Join Chat.svg)](https://gitter.im/yandex/yandex-tank?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge)

Documentation at [ReadTheDocs](https://yandextank.readthedocs.org/en/latest/).

Ask your questions at [Stackoverflow](https://stackoverflow.com/), use "load-testing" + "yandex" tags.

## See also
[Overload𝛃](https://overload.yandex.net/) - performance analytics server.

Evgeniy Mamchits' [phantom](https://github.com/yandex-load/phantom) – Phantom scalable IO Engine.

[BlazeMeter Sense](https://sense.blazemeter.com) - Performance Testing Analytics by BlazeMeter. Currently only with [1.7](https://github.com/yandex/yandex-tank/tree/v1.7.32) branch

![Yandex.Metrics counter](https://mc.yandex.ru/watch/17743264)
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+								## Description
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+								Yandex.Tank is an extensible open source load testing tool for advanced linux users which is especially good as a part of an automated load testing suite.
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+								## Main features
-												main features
											
										
										
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+								* different load generators supported:
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+								  * Evgeniy Mamchits' [phantom](https://github.com/yandex-load/phantom) is a very fast (100 000+ RPS) shooter written in C++ (default)
-												main features
											
										
										
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+								  * [JMeter](http://jmeter.apache.org/) is an extendable and widely known one
-												readme

											
										
										
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+								  * BFG is a Python-based generator that allows you to write your load scenarios in Python
 								  * experimental Golang generator: [pandora](https://github.com/yandex/pandora)
 								* performance analytics backend service: [Overload](http://overload.yandex.net/). Store and analyze your test results online
-												main features
											
										
										
											2014-06-06 16:46:09 +00:00
+								* several ammo formats supported like plain url list or access.log
-												readme

											
										
										
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+								* test autostop plugin: stop your test when the results have became obvious and save time
-												main features
											
										
										
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+								* customizable and extendable monitoring that works over SSH
-												massive documentation update

											
										
										
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+								## Installation and configuration
-												Fix a typo and slightly improve formatting in README.md
											
										
										
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+								Installation at [ReadTheDocs](http://yandextank.readthedocs.org/en/latest/install.html).
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+								## Get help
-												readme

											
										
										
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+								Chat with authors and other performance specialists: [![Gitter](https://badges.gitter.im/Join Chat.svg)](https://gitter.im/yandex/yandex-tank?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge)
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+								Documentation at [ReadTheDocs](https://yandextank.readthedocs.org/en/latest/).
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I just checked that there is no "load testing" tag on StackOverflow, there is "load-testing", so I changed it.
											
										
										
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+								Ask your questions at [Stackoverflow](https://stackoverflow.com/), use "load-testing" + "yandex" tags.
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Advanced usage section (for new Yandex.Tank version)
											
										
										
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+								## See also
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+								[Overload𝛃](https://overload.yandex.net/) - performance analytics server.
-												Fix a typo and slightly improve formatting in README.md
											
										
										
											2016-06-24 17:51:54 +00:00
+								Evgeniy Mamchits' [phantom](https://github.com/yandex-load/phantom) – Phantom scalable IO Engine.
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-												blazemeter link

											
										
										
											2016-08-19 17:08:28 +00:00
+								[BlazeMeter Sense](https://sense.blazemeter.com) - Performance Testing Analytics by BlazeMeter. Currently only with [1.7](https://github.com/yandex/yandex-tank/tree/v1.7.32) branch
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+								![Yandex.Metrics counter](https://mc.yandex.ru/watch/17743264)