Node.js Stress Testing: Preparing a Server

What you'll learn

Follow along with this three-part series as Mike Pennisi shows you how to stress-test your Node.js application. In part one, Mike walks you through how to prepare a production server and create an AMI. Follow up with Configuring AWS and Running the Simulation.

Checkout Mike’s realtime Node.js blog posts on building a server, stress testing procedure, and analysis.

Tools:

• Bees with Machine Guns
• htop - install with sudo apt-get install htop
• sar - install with sudo apt-get install sysstat

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• Dive into Flexbox
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• Node.js Stress Testing: Running the Simulation
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• Reducing the Complexity of a Function
• DRY Out Your Code with Objects
• DRY Out Your Code with Functions

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