Tutorial: How to install Sorry Cypress on Kali Linux

Sorry Cypress is an open-source alternative to the Cypress Dashboard that allows for distributed test execution. In this tutorial, we will install Sorry Cypress on Kali Linux.

Prerequisites

Steps

  1. Open the Terminal on Kali Linux.

  2. Install Sorry Cypress globally by running the following command:

npm install -g sorry-cypress
  1. Once the installation is finished, you can initialize Sorry Cypress by running the following command:
sorry-cypress init
  1. If you are installing Sorry Cypress for the first time, you will be prompted to create a new project. Choose a name for your project and hit Enter.

  2. Once the project is initialized, you will see a cypress.json file and a plugins/index.js file in your project folder.

  3. To start the Sorry Cypress server, run the following command:

sorry-cypress start
  1. The Sorry Cypress server will start on port 1234. To access the server, open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:1234.

  2. You can now create and run tests using Cypress and Sorry Cypress.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learnt how to install Sorry Cypress on Kali Linux. You can now take advantage of its distributed test execution capabilities, even on your local machine.

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