Sorry Cypress is an open-source, parallel and distributed testing platform for JavaScript applications. It helps you to run your Cypress tests on a dedicated server or any cloud provider of your choice.
In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Sorry Cypress on MXLinux Latest using the command line.
Before you begin, make sure to fulfill these following prerequisites:
Sorry Cypress needs Node.js to run, so we will install it first. Follow the instructions to install Node.js on MXLinux Latest:
Open the terminal window.
Update the package repository index by running the following command:
sudo apt update
Install Node.js by typing the following command:
sudo apt install nodejs
Verify that Node.js was installed correctly by typing this command:
node -v
You should see a version number returned, which indicates that Node.js was installed correctly.
Now that we have Node.js installed, we can proceed to install Sorry Cypress. Follow these steps:
Open the terminal window.
Install Sorry Cypress globally by typing the following command:
sudo npm i -g sorry-cypress
This command will install Sorry Cypress globally on your system.
To verify that Sorry Cypress was installed correctly, run this command:
sorry-cypress version
You should see a version number returned, indicating that Sorry Cypress was installed correctly.
With Sorry Cypress installed, we can now test it out by running the sorry-cypress run command. Here's how:
Open your terminal window.
Navigate to your project directory.
cd /path/to/project
Run the following command to start the Sorry Cypress dashboard:
sorry-cypress run --ci-build-id "myBuild"
This command will start the Sorry Cypress dashboard and run your tests on a parallel and distributed environment.
You can access the Sorry Cypress dashboard by opening a web browser and visiting http://localhost:1234
Congratulations, you have successfully installed Sorry Cypress on MXLinux Latest and ran a test. You can now use Sorry Cypress to run and manage your Cypress tests on parallel and distributed environments.
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