On Mac, it’s possible to use Homebrew to install JMeter and keep it up-to-date, however, it will install JMeter under /usr/local/Cellar/JMeter/x.x/libexec/ folder ( or wherever the formula points). For example, at the moment Ubuntu (one of the most popular Linux distributions) provides JMeter 5.4 which was released at the end of 2020. However, the validity of the version can be a big question mark. JMeter might be available via the package manager of your Linux distribution. We recommend using the above method of installing JMeter and Java because: Check out JMeter Release Notes to determine the latest stable version that you should use.Ĭongratulations! You have all you need to start working on your test plan. You should see a series of scripts which can run JMeter in various modes.įor JMeter memory profiling, you should always use the latest version of JMeter.
How to Add Components to Your Test Plan.
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be tackling how to build test scripts, set up workflows, and run reports and analytics. In this blog, we’ll focus on how to install JMeter and create test plans.
Apache JMeter is the leading open-source tool for load and performance testing.įor those of you just getting to grips with JMeter, we’ve put together a three-part ‘how to’ series on how to use this powerful tool.