How to do Performance Testing with k6

Performance testing is an important part of getting your application production ready. You don't want to wait until you have a sudden spike in traffic to realise that your application can't handle the load. In this video I cover the difference types of performance testing and how to do them using k6.
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⏳ CHAPTERS
00:00 - Introduction
00:55 - Installing k6
01:21 - Simple k6 test
02:30 - Test API
02:49 - Support me on Patreon
03:03 - Pick the right environment
03:48 - Load Test
06:41 - Stress Test
07:49 - Spike Test
08:35 - Soak Test
09:33 - Check out k6 docs
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7:06 If you expect that your system can handle 1000 request, what the “stress” it might experience at the level of 200 and later at 800 threads?