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Azure Load Testing documentation

Learn how to generate high-scale loads, identify app performance bottlenecks, and automate regression testing with Azure Load Testing service. Tutorials, code examples, GitHub Actions, Azure Pipelines, and more.

About Azure Load Testing

Overview

  • What is Azure Load Testing?
  • Key concepts

Get started

Quickstart

  • Create a URL-based load test
  • Create a load test with a JMeter script
  • Create a load test with a Locust script
  • Create and run a load test with Visual Studio Code and GitHub Copilot
  • Automate load tests with Azure Pipelines

Tutorial

  • Identify performance bottlenecks

Scenarios

Concept

  • Load test Azure App Service apps

Configure test plan

How-To Guide

  • Add HTTP requests to URL-based tests
  • Read data from a CSV file
  • Customize tests with JMeter plugins
  • Use JMeter user properties

Configure test settings

How-To Guide

  • Configure for high scale loads
  • Parameterize load tests
  • Define test fail criteria
  • Test private endpoints
  • Test secure endpoints

Run load tests

How-To Guide

  • Create a load test with a JMeter script
  • Automate load tests with Azure Pipelines
  • Manually add load tests to CI/CD
  • Test App Service web apps

Analyze test results

How-To Guide

  • Identify performance regressions by comparing test runs
  • Configure server-side monitoring
  • Export test results for custom reporting

Security

How-To Guide

  • Manage users and roles
  • Use a managed identity

Manage resources

How-To Guide

  • Create & manage tests
  • Move between regions
  • Monitor Azure Load Testing
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