locust load testing appropiate Number of users to simulate and hatch rate

Question

I am doing load testing using locust. I write a script and set up everything for load testing.

Only two points I do not understand actually,

What is the meaning of the below numbers? e.g

1. Number of total users to simulate

2. Hatch rate (users spawned/second)

What will be the appropriate value for these two options?

Answer 1

1. The number of users: the number of users testing your application. Each user opens a TCP connection to your application and tests it.
2. Hatch rate: For each second, how many users will be added to the current users until the total amount of users. Each hatch Locust calls the on_start function if you have.

for example:

• Number of users: 1000
• Hatch rate: 10

Each second 10 users added to current users starting from 0 so in 100 seconds you will have 1000 users. When it reaches to the number of users, the statistic will be reset.