Monitoring your k6 load test: how to install Grafana and Prometheus on a Kubernetes cluster

[@k6io]

Running a load test without a plan for visualizing results or without getting metrics from other application components is like flying blind! I'm still very much learning the ropes when it comes to Grafana Labs projects, but I was pretty happy to get it all set up, and I think it's a great combination. Anyone else using this setup at work? - Nicole

[@javisartdesign]

Really nice tool. Jmeter summary is free and you can see all the request metrics. It would be nice to hace that feature without depending on cloud

[@k6io]

Hi Javier! You can already see all request metrics in k6. If you're looking for a UI, you can use our Prometheus Remote Write extension with Grafana: github.com/grafana/xk6-output-prometheus-remote I also found this extension, which is similar to Gatling's HTML dashboard, very useful: github.com/benc-uk/k6-reporter Both ways are free, and they don't require k6 Cloud.

[@JamesLeatherman]

Nice - good walkthrough!

[@k6io]

Thanks, James! Slowly getting up to speed on Grafana Labs projects. :) - Nicole

[@elzorritoandino5739]

Hi, in what video do you integrate k6 with Prometheus? thanks in advance

[@calefariu]

when to expect k6 metrics in grafana video?

[@k6io]

Hey! It's coming! I'm actually doing a webinar this Thursday about this very topic: grafana.com/go/webinar/intro-to-load-testing-with-grafana-and-k6/ But I plan to release videos about it here eventually as well. :) - Nicole

[@calefariu]

@@k6io thanks, I've just registered :), also waiting for that video, hope it'll be k6>statsd(maybe)>prometheus>grafana

[@qatester6425]

How to deploy this using AWS EKS?