#1 How to Download and Install JMETER on Windows |Performance Testing | Load Testing| Short Tutorial

Published: 16 October 2020
on channel: total-qa

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JMETER:
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Introduction:
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Apache Jmeter is an open source, mainly intended for performing load and performance of the applications.
Jmeter is 100% pure Java application.It helps to test different protocols such as
HTTP
HTTPS
WEBSERVICES
DATABASE
LDAP : LightWeight Directory Access protocol
TCP:Tranmission control protocol

Pre-requisites:
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Java Interpreter:

A fully compliant Java 8 Runtime Environment is required for Apache JMeter to execute. A JDK with `keytool` utility is better suited for Recording HTTPS websites.

Note: Keytool is an certificate management tool in java which can generate public key / private key pairs and store them in the java keystore.

Optional jars:
Some jars are not included with JMeter.
If required, these should be downloaded and placed in the lib directory
JDBC - available from the database supplier
JMS - available from the JMS provider

Java Compiler (*OPTIONAL*):

A Java compiler is not needed since the distribution includes a precompiled Java binary archive.
*Note* that a compiler is required to build plugins for Apache JMeter.

Download:
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https://jmeter.apache.org/download_jm...

Installation Instructions
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*Note* that spaces in directory names can cause problems.

Release builds
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Unpack the binary archive into a suitable directory structure.

Running JMeter
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1. Change to the `bin` directory
2. Run the `jmeter` (Un\*x) or `jmeter.bat` (Windows) file.