Udemy – Performance Testing: Introduction to k6 for Beginners 2025-5

Performance Testing: Introduction to k6 for Beginners, Dive headfirst into the dynamic world of k6 performance testing in our hands-on course designed to transform you from a beginner into a proficient tester. I understand that venturing into the realm of performance testing might seem intimidating, especially if you are not familiar with coding. But fear not! Our course is structured to gradually build your confidence, starting with the very basics of JavaScript — the friendly language that powers k6. We initiate our learning adventure with the ABCs of k6, familiarizing you with installation processes and guiding you to set up your very first test. Think of it as learning to ride a bike; once you’ve grasped the balance, advancing becomes substantially easier.

We shed light on the compelling world of performance testing, demystifying essential terms and unfolding the variety of tests executable using k6. As we progress, we delve deeper into k6 intricacies, learning how to validate responses, craft assertions, and handle complex scenarios proficiently. We equip you with the skills to harness the potential of the K6 Command Line Interface (CLI), and even explore the offerings of Grafana Cloud k6 for a well-rounded learning experience. Towards the end of our journey, we venture into the critical realm of integrating k6 tests into renowned CI/CD servers including Jenkins, GitLab CI, and Circle CI. This segment is designed to assist you in taking your k6 skills global, and applying them in real-world scenarios to yield outstanding results.

What you’ll learn

• Understand performance testing basics
• Write scripts with k6
• Create load test, stress tests & spike tests
• Understand performance-related metrics
• Write checks/assertions
• Define threasholds

Who this course is for

• Software Developers
• Testers & QA Engineers
• Site Reliability Engineers (SREs)

Specificatoin of Performance Testing: Introduction to k6 for Beginners

• Publisher : Udemy
• Teacher : Valentin Despa , Valentin Despa – Support
• Language: English
• Level : All Levels
• Lectures : 90
• Duration : 7 hours and 41 minutes

Course Content

Requirements

• The possibility of installing tools and software (K6 CLI, Visual Studio Code, Node)
• Grafana Cloud account (free tier)
• Basic JavaScript knowledge
• The total time it will take to complete the course will he higher than the indicated course duration.

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Sample Clip

Installation Guide

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Subtitle: English

Quality: 720p

Changes:

Version 2024/1 compared to 2023/11 has increased the number of 9 lessons and the duration of 43 minutes.

The 2025/5 version has increased the number of lessons by 2 and the duration increased by 2 minutes compared to 2024/1.

Download Links

Download Part 1 – 1 GB

Download Part 2 – 825 MB

File size

1.8 GB