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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.
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