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Documentation Grafana k6 Set up Set up distributed k6

Set up distributed k6

It’s possible to run large load tests even when using a single node, or single machine. But, depending on your use case, you might also want to run a distributed Grafana k6 test in your own infrastructure.

A couple of reasons why you might want to do this:

• You run your application in Kubernetes and would like k6 to be executed in the same fashion as all your other infrastructure components.
• You want to run your tests within your private network for security and/or privacy reasons.

k6 Operator is a Kubernetes operator that you can use to run distributed k6 tests in your cluster.

This section includes the following topics:

• Install k6 Operator
• Usage
  • Run k6 scripts with TestRun CRD
  • Use k6 Operator with k6 extensions
  • Use the k6 Operator with Grafana Cloud k6
  • Common options
  • Schedule k6 tests
• Troubleshooting