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How to install Jmeter on Gitlab runner machine?

I am new to using JMeter with GitLab CI/CD. I have created loadTest suite and want to configure it in Gitlab CI/CD pipeline. I have run.sh file in my loadTest project which do following:

  1. Create and set up test data
  2. Download JMeter dependencies and plugins (if JMeter already exists, skip this step)
  3. Run the test
  4. Clean up test data

Questions:

  1. Is it a good idea to download JMeter in your project folder while you run the script or use JMeter docker image and run the tests ? I am concern about keeping JMeter folder in GitLab repo and occupying unnecessary space.

  2. How to install Jmeter on Gitlab runner machine ?

Thank you in advance.

Solution
    1. If your run.sh script downloads JMeter you don't need to put JMeter into Github repo. Using Docker is also possible, you can either check existing images or create your own with your own test data and plugins.
    2. Gitlab runners are normal Linux machines (if you choose the relevant executor), my expectation is that your run.sh should work just fine there as it is (or with minimal amendments, like installing Java prior to installing JMeter)