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

Nicole van der Hoeven talks about what performance testing is, why it's the other half of observability, and the easiest way to run a test using k6 while seeing the results on Grafana. She mentions integration options, involving the k6 Grafana data source plugin as well as how to utilize Prometheus Remote Write to visualize k6 load testing results along with other metrics to Grafana.
This is a pre-recording walkthrough of the live webinar Nicole did for Grafana Labs on September 16th, 2021. Catch the live webinar recording, including the Q&A, here: grafana.com/go/webinar/intro-...
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Introduction and presentation overview
2:13 The case for load testing in pre-production
7:43 What is k6?
11:00 Getting started with k6 (demo)
19:07 What is k6 Cloud? (demo)
26:34 Ways to integrate k6 and Grafana
27:41 How to use the k6 Grafana data source plugin (demo)
30:55 How to use Prometheus Remote Write to get k6 results in Grafana (demo)
35:12 When to use data source plugin vs Prometheus Remote Write integrations
Slides: docs.google.com/presentation/...
Nicole on Twitter: / n_vanderhoeven
Learn more about k6:
Website: k6.io
Repo: github.com/grafana/k6

[@k6io]

Timestamps below!
0:00 Introduction and presentation overview
2:13 The case for load testing in pre-production
7:43 What is k6?
11:00 Getting started with k6 (demo)
19:07 What is k6 Cloud? (demo)
26:34 Ways to integrate k6 and Grafana
27:41 How to use the k6 Grafana data source plugin (demo)
30:55 How to use Prometheus Remote Write to get k6 results in Grafana (demo)
35:12 When to use data source plugin vs Prometheus Remote Write integrations

[@diogoelias5700]

This presentation was wonderful. Congrats Nicole.

[@k6io]

Thank you, Diogo! Glad you liked it! :) - Nicole

[@williampolinchak]

Your videos are really good!

[@k6io]

Thanks, William! Glad you like them! :) - Nicole

[@qatester6425]

Could be possible to integrate k6 locally using grafana and PRW locally?

[@AutomationCamp]

Thank you for this video. Actually, I'm working with a free plan cloud account and was looking for the integration K6 and Grafana with Prometheus remote wire with command-line but did not find it at last in the video.

[@k6io]

Hey! I made this video before the Prometheus Remote Write output extension was created. I do have a video coming out on this soon, but in the meantime, you can check out this blog post by the developer who created this feature: k6.io/blog/k6-loves-prometheus/ - Nicole

[@michaelyang3237]

hi Nicole, where can I get those demo scripts? I just started to learn K6

[@k6io]

Hey! The best way to get started with k6 is to copy the scripts in the documentation here: k6.io/docs/get-started/running-k6/ - Nicole

[@michaelyang3237]

@@k6io got it; thanks