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Getting started

This page covers how to get started with NBomber Studio.

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We assume that NBomber Studio is already installed and working. If not, we recommend starting with the simplest installation using Docker.

Run load test​

Let's try to run NBomber load test, which will send metrics to TimescaleDB, allowing us to see them in NBomber Studio. For this, let’s set up a basic test that writes data into TimescaleDB.

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To write metrics into TimescaleDB, we’ll use the NBomber Sink for Timescale.

The following is an example of a load test that writes data into TimescaleDB.

var config = new TimescaleDbSinkConfig(connectionString: "YOUR CONNECTION STRING");
var timescaleDb = new TimescaleDbSink(config);

var scenario = Scenario.Create("user_flow_scenario", async context =>
{    
    ...    
})
.WithLoadSimulations(    
    Simulation.Inject(rate: 200, interval: TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1), during: TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30))
);

NBomberRunner
    .RegisterScenarios(scenario)    
    .WithReportingSinks(timescaleDb)    
    .Run();

You can find the complete example at this link.

After starting the scenario, you should see one active session appear. NBomber Studio automatically detects real-time data updates and refreshes the screen accordingly.

Now we can navigate to this session and analyze our real-time metrics. The dashboard will refresh according to the reporting interval specified in the load test.