tldr/pages/common/siege.md

siege

HTTP loadtesting and benchmarking tool. More information: https://www.joedog.org/siege-manual/.

• Test a URL with default settings:

siege {{https://example.com}}

• Test a list of URLs:

siege --file {{path/to/url_list.txt}}

• Test list of URLs in a random order (Simulates internet traffic):

siege --internet --file {{path/to/url_list.txt}}

• Benchmark a list of URLs (without waiting between requests):

siege --benchmark --file {{path/to/url_list.txt}}

• Set the amount of concurrent connections:

siege --concurrent={{50}} --file {{path/to/url_list.txt}}

• Set how long for the siege to run for:

siege --time={{30s}} --file {{path/to/url_list.txt}}