wrk.md

How to do a load test using wrk?

Step 1: ّInstall wrk:

Method 1:

sudo apt install wrk

Method 2: from source

git clone https://github.com/wg/wrk.git
cd wrk
make
./wrk -v

In case you do not have necessary tools, you may need to install:

apt install make
apt install unzip
apt install -y gcc

Now demos:

Demo 1:

By default 2 threads and 10 connections

wrk http://SERVER_IP:PORT

Demo 2:

Using 100 threads and 100 connections

wrk -t100 -c100 http://SERVER_IP:PORT

Demo 3:

Using 500 threads and 500 connections for 1000 seconds

wrk -t500 -c500 -d1000 http://SERVER_IP:PORT

References:

• wrk - modern HTTP benchmarking tool