Desktop Companion - Settings Menu

Configure the Desktop Companion for integration with AWS and the Real Load Portal.

Various application settings are configurable in the File -> Settings menu.

General settings

  • 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.

  • Default export folder: This is the location where Real Load HTTP test scripts will be exported to in JSON format.

  • Agent Secret: The Measuring Agent secret to authenticate connections from the Real Load Portal to the Cloud Agent instance (AWS EC2 and Azure instances in future).

User API settings

  • Portal URL: The endpoint of the Real Load portal User API. Unless you have an on-premise installation, use the default value https://portal.realload.com/RemoteUserAPI

  • 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.

  • Refresh Interval: How frequently should the list of Measuring Agents registered with the Real Cloud 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).

AWS settings

  • AWS Access Key: Paste the AWS Access Key that was obained as part of the preparation steps.

  • Secret Access Key: Paster the AWS Secret Access key that was obained as part of the preparation steps. Use the “Test” button to validate the credentials.

  • Preferred Instance Type: The EC2 instance type to use when launching a new Mesauring Agent instance.

  • 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).

  • My AWS Regions: Select the AWS regions you commonly use. To select multiple regions hold the CTRL key while selecting.

Proxy Recorder settings

  • 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.

  • 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.