Testkube Monthly Newsletter: October 2023

Hi there 🎃

As we go deeper into Fall and bid farewell to October - we'd like to reminisce and share some of the great things Testkube was up to for the past month:

What's new for Testkube?

🚀 Testkube 1.15 is here - What's New?

Our latest release may seem small, but it introduces A LOT of fixes that improve tester and developer efficiency. Here are some of the highlights:

• New Executor - As usual with every release, we've introduced yet another tool. This time we're expanding on our existing JMeter executor so you can now run distributed load tests. Check out how in our documentation.
• Improved Monitoring - We've added test labels and included Test Execution URLs to Prometheus, added support for Go templating in Webhooks, and Slack notifications now include direct links to the Dashboard for test and test suite executions.
• Pre-Built Executor Fixes - Test results now support the JUnit XML format and directories as sources.
• Friendlier Storage - You can now access MinIO and get the artifacts for specific tests without having to know the execution ID for each of them.

Ready to give these a try? Head over to app.testkube.io - and don't forget to hit that testkube upgrade command!
You can find the complete release notes here.

🚂 Explore how Jenkins (coupled with Testkube) can simplify your testing process within your CI/CD pipelines 🚂

Testing is a critical part of any CI/CD pipeline as it ensures software quality - so we're embarking on teaching you how to make the most of your current setup to enhance your testing process.

If you use Jenkins, we recently wrote an article to walk you through the process of integrating it with Testkube - check it out here.

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Test Automation in CI/CD shouldn't be hard!

If you'd like to get started with configuring Testkube with any CI/CD tool - don't miss our upcoming live Office Hours on the topic. Sign up for Office Hours.

In the meantime, we've prepared some content so you can brush up on the basics:

• The challenges of testing in your CI/CD pipeline
• Test automation in CI/CD shouldn't be hard
• Improve your test automation in Jenkins using Testkube
• Testkube Docs: CI/CD Integration

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Community and Events

Testkube is heading to KubeCon North America!

We're excited to see you all in Chicago this upcoming week. Testkube will be hanging around booth P30 November 6th through 9th - so come by and let's talk all things testing in Kubernetes!

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We love having you stop by the office!

This month, we continued opening our virtual office doors to you for Testkube Office Hours. During October, we touched on Load Testing in Kubernetes and Monitoring your Apps with Test-Based Status Pages.

Catch the replays here:

• Test-Based Monitoring for Kubernetes Apps
• Load Testing in Kubernetes

We'll continue hosting these biweekly meetings with you, so make sure to visit https://testkube.io/learn for our upcoming events and topics!

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Top Community Questions:

• Can I cache Maven packages so they don't reinstall on every test run?
• Is Testkube's version exposed in a response payload?
• How do I pass parameters to my tests?

Testkube Library

• 📚 Learn: Improve your test automation in Jenkins using Testkube
• 📚 Learn: Load Testing in Kubernetes: tools and best practices
• 📝 Blog: Introducing Test-Based Status Pages for your Apps in Kubernetes
• 📝 Blog: Access Cached Test Results with Testkube Pro
• 📝 Blog: Testkube 1.15 Release Notes

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Want to stay in touch or have any questions? We're always looking for feedback and new opportunities to give away swag. 👀🎁

• Having issues? Check out our Knowledge Base and Documentation for common errors and help setting up.
• Create a new feature request on Github or reach out on Slack and tell us what you'd like to see implemented. Get a Testkube t-shirt + stickers!
• Schedule a short meeting with our team. Tell us what you think about Testkube, your experience, or feature requests. Get a Testkube t-shirt + stickers + Plushie!

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Don't forget to give Testkube a try if you haven't, and check out our documentation for guides on how to ge started. Happy testing!