Your First Cypress Run
Running Cypress tests in parallel with Currents Dashboard
We are suspending our support of Cypress test runner version 13+
We will continue to support prior versions of Cypress.
Setting up Currents for running and recording cypress tests in parallel can be done seamlessly within a few minutes.
Here's an overview of what steps you'll need to take to start running cypress tests in parallel using the Currents dashboard:
Create an organization and a project
Install
cypress
andcypress-cloud
npm packagesCreate a new configuration file
currents.config.js
with the newly createdprojectId
and a record keyUpdate
cypress.config.js
to include thecypress-cloud/plugin
pluginUse
cypress-cloud
CLI command to create your cypress runUpdate your CI provider configuration
Create New Organization and a Project
After signing up for the dashboard service, you will be prompted to create a new organization and a project. You can change the name later.
After creating a new organization and a project, you'll see on-screen instructions with your newly created projectId
Install cypress
and cypress-cloud
cypress
and cypress-cloud
Create currents.config.js
currents.config.js
Create a new configuration file and put it in your project's root folder:
Install cypress-cloud plugin
Create your first cypress run
Run currents
command to create your first cypress run in Currents dashboard.
See all the available options npx cypress-cloud --help
.
Running this command will create a new run in Currents dashboard.
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Update your CI provider configuration
To unlock the full power of Currents dashboard, update your CI provider configuration to use Currents for running your cypress tests in parallel. Please read our Parallelization Guide and check out few CI Setup examples for popular CI tools.
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