Download Apache JMeter for Mac - A fully portable Java desktop application designed to test the performance both on static and dynamic resources in your web apps and other software. JMeter is a pure Java desktop application and it requires a fully compliant JVM 6 or higher. You can download and install the latest version of Java SE Development Kit. You can check in the command prompt if the installation is successful. It will give you the following output.
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The idea of JMeter Plugins Manager is simple: instead of installing various plugins manually, it will do it for you through nice UI. No need to mess with JARs anymore. Install Plugins Manager once and it will do it all for you: installing, upgrading, uninstalling.
The plugins it manages include usual plugins from JMeter-Plugins.org, various third-party plugins and even core JMeter plugins. This is important, because removing rarely used features like JDBC and LDAP will tidy up huge popup menus from unused items. As a bonus you will get the increased JMeter startup time.
You can observe the catalogue of plugins here. As the first experiment, try to uninstall all the plugins and see how bare JMeter looks like. Then install something. Then install something more. Have fun!
Installation and Usage
Download the Plugins Manager JAR file and put it into JMeter's lib/ext directory. Then start JMeter and go to 'Options' menu to access the Plugins Manager.
The label on the menu item will say 'has upgrades' in case any of your installed plugins have upgrades for it.
Clicking on menu item will bring up the plugins manager dialog:
The dialog has three tabs, 'Review Changes' area and 'Apply' button. Removing ticks from plugins on 'Installed' tab will uninstall them. Setting ticks on 'Available' tab will install the plugin.
The plugins that have upgrades will show in the list with italic font. Choose the new version you want to install for them from 'Version' drop-down. By default, all upgradable plugins are selected for upgrade and listed on 'Upgrades' tab.
The 'Review Changes' pane is important, it lists all the changes that supposed to be done after you click 'Apply' button. Sometimes plugins have dependencies from each other, so there might be additional plugins uninstalled. There is no hurry for important business, so review the changes prior to applying it.
Right mouse click over checkbox lists opens 'Toggle All' option, which takes some time to toggle all items in the list.
If you want to use the Plugins Manager from command-line or programmatically, please read this guide.
If you face some issues where new plugins do not appear, then Plugins Manager might be using an outdated cached information. In this case, you can clear the folder referenced by System property 'java.io.tmpdir'/pmgr_cache.
Add Your Plugin or Repository
Now there is an opportunity for anyone who creates the JMeter plugins to quickly make them available to wide audience of JMeter-Plugins.org. You don't have to contribute your source code into our repository, you can just create your project and maintain it, just using JPGC as distribution infrastructure. If you are interested, please raise the topic on our community forum to get more detailed instructions.
Plugins Sources Configuration
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If you have need to serve additional internal plugins repository within your organization, you can do so by setting jpgc.repo.address JMeter property, adding URL for your proprietary plugins repository after semicolon like this:
First item is default plugins repository, second is 'custom internal'. You can have as many repos as you want, splitting them with semicolon character.
Plugins repository JSON has to satisfy requirements for its content. In case of plugins-ID conflict the earliest declared has precedence.
Usage Statistics Collected
By default, Plugins Manager sends some anonymous information to JMeter-Plugins.org, specifically: full version of JMeter used, list of installed plugins with their versions, anonymous unique ID for the installation. No personal identifiable information is sent. We analyze that information to learn more about which plugins deserve more development according to their popularity. Also, we share the statistics derived from usage reports on statistics page. The information is completely anonymous, you can validate that through our source code. You are free to disable these reporting by setting jpgc.repo.sendstats=false in JMeter properties. Proxy download for mac.
This blog explains the steps to install & configure JMeter in Mac OS. If you are a Windows user, then you may visit my previous blog to setup & configure JMeter in Windows.
There are multiple approaches to install JMeter on Mac. You can either do it manually just like we do it in windows or you can follow a more simplistic method to install JMeter via HomeBrew. I prefer the Homebrew method, as it gets the job done quickly with few simple commands. I will especially recommend it to those who are new to Mac OS and don’t want to go in details of manual configurations.
1. Open Mac Terminal, where we will be running all the commands.
2. In terminal, first we will run command to install HomeBrew
At this step, It might prompt you to install mac developer tools first. Just confirm this and provide you mac password if required. Installation process will begin now and once the Homebrew installation is completed It will show success message on mac terminal.
3. Now execute following brew command to install JMeter.
A success message will be shown on mac terminal when the installation is completed.
4. You are ready to use JMeter now. Just type and enter JMeter in terminal to launch it. In case it does not work you can also use following command.
Additional Tips for JMeter Configuration & Optimization:
- Java JRE Installation: JMeter is platform independent application built on Java. Therefore it is important to have correct version of JRE installed in your system for smooth functioning of JMeter. JRE version should not only meet JMeter requirements but also match with your system specs (32/64 bit).
- JMeter Best Practices: JMeter consumes lot of memory, so it is important to follow JMeter best practices. Actual load tests should be executed from command line and listeners should be used intelligently.
- JMeter Memory Tuning: Default JMeter java configuration comes with very low memory allocations. So before running any load tests, first you should update the JVM parameters according to test requirements and your machine’s capacity. These parameters
(HEAP='-Xms512m -Xmx512m')can be found in JMeter script file within bin folder of JMeter installation path(/usr/local/Cellar/jmeter/2.xx/bin/). Check this guide for further details on JMeter performance tuning. - JMeter Mac UI: JMeter provides you option to select JMeter theme that fits well with overall look and feel of Mac OS. You can select it from Menu > Options > Look and Feel > System.
Let me know if this worked out well for you. If you need further help, please feel free to ask in comments section 🙂