Desktop Companion - Settings Menu
Various application settings are configurable in the File Settings menu.
General settings

General Settings
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Default HAR input folder: Location where to look for .har (HTTP Archives) files by default. This should be the location where your browser writes files to.
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Default export folder: This is the location where RealLoad HTTP test scripts will be exported to in JSON format.
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Agent Secret: The Measuring Agent secret to authenticate connections from the RealLoad Portal to the Cloud Agent instance (AWS EC2 and Azure instances in future).
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Default text editor: Path to the text editor to be used to edit text and CSV files. By default Notepad is configured on Windows and TextEdit on MacOS.
User API settings
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Portal Account: Configure multiple portal accounts if needed, so that you can easily switch between accounts. Select “Enter new name” to add a new account. The Portal URL will default to the RealLoad shared portal.
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Portal URL: The endpoint of the RealLoad portal User API. Unless you have an on-premise installation, use the default value https://portal.realload.com/RemoteUserAPI
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Authentication Token: Enter here the authentication token that was generated by the Portal as part of the pre-requisites steps. Click on the “Test” button to test the API token.
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Refresh Interval: How frequently should the list of Measuring Agents registered with the RealLoad portal be refreshed. Any value 60 seconds or lower indicates no background refresh, you’ll need to manually trigger a refresh via context menu. By default set to 61 seconds (background refresh enabled).
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Delete Button: Use the Delete button to remove a portal account.
AWS settings
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AWS Access Key ID: Paste the AWS Access Key that was obtained as part of the preparation steps.
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AWS Secret Access Key: Paste the AWS Secret Access key that was obtained as part of the preparation steps. Use the “Test” button to validate the credentials.
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Preferred Instance Type: The EC2 instance type to use when launching a new Measuring Agent instance.
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AWS EC2 Refresh Interval: How frequently should the list of AWS EC2 instances be refreshed. Any value 60 seconds or lower indicates no background refresh, you’ll need to manually trigger a refresh via context menu. By default set to 61 seconds (background refresh enabled).
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My AWS Regions: Select the AWS regions you commonly use. To select multiple regions hold the CTRL key while selecting.
My AWS Regions
The manual and background AWS EC2 running instances refresh will only query the AWS Regions listed in the “My Regions” list. Starting with v0.20, regions you launch AWS instances in will be automatically added to the “My Regions” list.Proxy Recorder settings
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Proxy Port: The TCP port on the local machine that will listen for incoming proxy connections. You’ll need to configure this port as the HTTP proxy in your browser.
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Export CA Certificate: This exports the CA certificate used by reverse proxy to sign SSL certificates. The exported CA should be added as a trusted CA to the browser you’re planning to use to record HTTP requests.
The next settings should be left to default values, unless there are specific reasons for changing them.
- Proxy Backend Server Start Port Range: Starting TCP source port range for connections generated by the Proxy.
- Proxy Backend Server End Port Range: Ending (high) TCP source port range for connections generated by the Proxy.
- Debug HTTP Headers: Enables capturing HTTP headers values in Proxy debug log.