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@so0k You can use a virtual display...you need to install Xvdf and the pyvirtualdisplay python module. Then create a virtual display with visible param set to 0...the firefox web driver will then start firefox using that framebuffer. It's not exactly headless, but it doesn't require X or anything.

@nickboucart Thanks for this...I've been on the hunt for a better way to test AJAX-heavy single-page web apps and Locust has become my favorite tool for loadtesting. This was its only downfall.

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I do believe I used Xvdf, but it was just too slow to run a high load test

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@so0k I was actually curious about how adding the selenium jar and a browser to the mix was going to impact performance. The biggest reason why I chose Locust (over Jmeter, for example) was that I could perform a very intensive load test (borderline DOS attack) with just a quad-core laptop...and still be able to use it for other tasks. Do you recall the specs of your machine and the highest RPS you were able to generate?

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