Load Test Http Endpoints With Reproducible Attack Profiles And Latency Reports Before Rollout With Vegeta

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name: "Load-test HTTP endpoints with reproducible attack profiles and latency reports before rollout with Vegeta"
slug: "load-test-http-endpoints-with-reproducible-attack-profiles-and-latency-reports-before-rollout-with-vegeta"
description: "Run constant-rate HTTP attacks, capture binary results, and generate reports or plots before capacity changes and releases."
github_stars: 25004
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/tsenart/vegeta"
author: "tsenart"
publisher_type: "individual"
category: "Monitoring & Alerts"
framework: "Multi-Framework"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "tsenart/vegeta"
  github_stars: 25004
---

# Load-test HTTP endpoints with reproducible attack profiles and latency reports before rollout with Vegeta

Run constant-rate HTTP attacks, capture binary results, and generate reports or plots before capacity changes and releases.

## Prerequisites

Vegeta CLI and a targets file or piped HTTP target definitions

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- $ brew update && brew install vegeta
- git clone https://github.com/tsenart/vegeta
- make vegeta
- Make sure open file descriptor and process limits are set to a high number for your user **on each machine**

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- Easy to install and run (static binary, package managers, etc).
- ### Pre-compiled executables
- Get them [here](http://github.com/tsenart/vegeta/releases).

- Source: https://github.com/tsenart/vegeta
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tsenart/vegeta/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://github.com/tsenart/vegeta

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/load-test-http-endpoints-with-reproducible-attack-profiles-and-latency-reports-before-rollout-with-vegeta/)