# wrk > HTTP benchmarking tool. > More information: . - Run a benchmark for `30` seconds, using `12` threads, and keeping `400` HTTP connections open: `wrk -t{{12}} -c{{400}} -d{{30s}} "{{http://127.0.0.1:8080/index.html}}"` - Run a benchmark with a custom header: `wrk -t{{2}} -c{{5}} -d{{5s}} -H "{{Host: example.com}}" "{{http://example.com/index.html}}"` - Run a benchmark with a request timeout of `2` seconds: `wrk -t{{2}} -c{{5}} -d{{5s}} --timeout {{2s}} "{{http://example.com/index.html}}"`