Chapter 4

k6 in CI

Block regressions in PRs.

~8 min total1 lessonsAssignment

By the end of this chapter you'll be able to

Run k6 in GitHub Actions
Fail the build on threshold breach

Lessons

Module: Automation

Running k6 in GitHub Actions

One workflow, one Docker image, automatic on PR.

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Chapter assignment

PR-gating perf check

Wire k6 smoke + load tests into a GitHub Action that runs on every PR. Open a PR with an intentional regression (e.g., remove a DB index). Confirm the PR check fails.

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Lesson 1 takes ~8 min.

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