# Load test with JMeter
Examples with version 2.13 of Apache JMeter.
#### Install JMeter:
```
$ sudo apt-get install jmeter
```
#### Add JMeter to path:
Add the following line to your `~/.bashrc` file:
```
export PATH=$PATH:/opt/apache-jmeter-2.13/bin
```
#### User properties
Copy `user.properties` file to the corresponding JMeter `bin` folder.
```
$ cd ~/code/project-distribution/load_test
$ cp -i user.properties /opt/apache-jmeter-2.13/bin
```
#### Running JMeter
You can run JMeter from console with the following command or you can open `Distribution.jmx` file with JMeter GUI (Run distribution server before running the test):
```
$ cd ~/code/project-distribution/load_test
$ jmeter -n -t Distribution.jmx -l test.csv
```