• Open Terminal on your Mac.
• Install Homebrew by running the following command

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

• Once Homebrew is installed, run the following command to install JMeter:

brew install jmeter

• JMeter will be installed on your Mac, and you can launch it from the command line by running the jmeter command.

jmeter

• Open JMeter and create a new test plan.
• Add a Thread Group to your test plan by right-clicking on the Test Plan and selecting Add > Threads > Thread Group.

• Configure the Thread Group by setting the number of threads (users), the ramp-up period (how quickly the threads will be started), and the duration of the test. For example, you can set the number of threads to 100, the ramp-up period to 10 seconds, and the duration of the test to 1 hour.
• Add an HTTP Request sampler to the Thread Group by right-clicking on the Thread Group and selecting Add > Sampler > HTTP Request.

• Configure the HTTP Request sampler by setting the URL of the website or application you want to test, as well as any request parameters or headers required.
• Add a View Results Tree listener to your test plan by right-clicking on the Test Plan and selecting Add > Listener > View Results Tree. This will allow you to view the results of the test.

• Save your test plan and run the test by selecting Run from the menu bar.

Remember to always test your stress tests in a non-production environment to avoid any negative impact on your production systems.

BASIC TEST SETUP

MUST HAVE PLUGINS

• jp@gc – Throughput Shaping Timer
• Aggregate Report
• jp@gc – Response Times Distribution
• View Results Tree
• View Results in Table

NICE TO HAVE PLUGINS

• jp@gc – Transactions per Second
• jp@gc – Hits per Second