Exercise - Automate Azure load testing using GitHub Actions
You can automate a load test in Azure Load Testing by creating a CI/CD pipeline. In this exercise you learn how to configure GitHub Actions to deploy a sample web app and start a load test using Azure Load Testing.
In this exercise you:
- Create App Service and Load Testing resources in Azure.
- Create and configure a service principal to enable GitHub Actions workflows to perform actions in your Azure account.
- Deploy a .NET 8 application to Azure App Service using a GitHub Actions workflow.
- Update a GitHub Actions workflow to invoke a URL-based load test.
Prerequisites
- An Azure account with an active subscription. If you don't already have one, you can sign up for a free trial at https://azure.com/free.
- An Azure web portal supported browser.
- A Microsoft account or a Microsoft Entra account with the Contributor or the Owner role in the Azure subscription. For details, refer to List Azure role assignments using the Azure portal and View and assign administrator roles in Azure Active Directory.
- A GitHub account. If you don't have a GitHub account that you can use for this lab, follow instructions available at Signing up for a new GitHub account to create one.
Getting started
Select the Launch Exercise button, it opens the exercise instructions in a new browser window. When you're finished with the exercise, return here for:
- A quick knowledge check
- A summary of what you've learned
- To earn a badge for completing this module
