What you need for this book

• A computer with internet connection
• Apache JMeter: http://jmeter.apache.org/
• Java Runtime Environment (JRE) or Java Development Kit (JDK): http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html

In addition, for Chapter 5, Monitoring Tests in Real-Time, you need the following:

• Grafana: https://grafana.com/
• InfluxDB: https://www.influxdata.com/time-series-platform/influxdb/

For Chapter 6, Distributed Testing, you need these:

• Vagrant: http://www.vagrantup.com/
• AWS account: http://aws.amazon.com/
• BlazeMeter account: http://blazemeter.com/
• Flood.io account: https://flood.io/
• Code samples: https://github.com/ptwj/ptwj-code/tree/v3

The book contains pointers and additional helpful links in setting all these up.