Chapter 1 Assignment

Run your first test

The brief

Install k6, write a 20-line script against your Grit API's /healthz endpoint, run it with 10 VUs for 30 seconds, and paste the summary into notes.md. Explain in 2 sentences what p95 means in plain English.

You've completed this when

  • k6 installed and runs
  • Summary shows http_req_duration metrics
  • You can explain p95 to a non-engineer

Worked through every criterion?

Push your code to GitHub, paste the link in your notes.md, and move on.

Continue to ch.2: The Five Test Types