Testiny Server

Testiny is built entirely on Docker and is designed to be deployed in your own infrastructure. Testiny Server is available for on-premises use.

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If you're interested in trying out Testiny Server, please contact us via email: [email protected].

Setup

Testiny Server is shipped in a single docker image, which contains all necessary components.

1. Pull the image from the provided container registry.
2. Launch the image as described in Running Testiny Server.
3. Open the Testiny Server web interface and follow the setup instructions.
4. Apply your license key to unlock all features.

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Please note, that with Testiny Server you are solely responsible for creating backups and storing them safely.

System requirements

We recommend the following minimum system requirements for your Testiny Server installation for 50-100 users:

• reasonable modern CPU with dual core
• 4GB Memory

Environment variables

Testiny Server is completely configured using environment variables that need to be passed to the Docker container.
Without configuring the necessary environment variables, Testiny Server may not start correctly or its functionality may be impaired.

Important:

• - in default value means no default value.
• SERVER_URL has to be set correctly; otherwise, Testiny Server will not work correctly!

Required

Variable	Description	Example	Defaults to
SERVER_URL	Public Url for Testiny Server	https://testiny.mycompany.org	-
DB	postgres or sqlite	postgres	-

Optional

Show optional Testiny Server environment variables

Variable	Description	Defaults to
PG_HOST	Host of postgres DB	127.0.0.1
PG_PORT	Port of postgres DB	5432
PG_USER	User of postgres DB	testiny
PG_PASSWORD	Password of postgres DB	-
PG_MAX_POOL	Size of postgres connection pool	20
PG_IDLE_TIMEOUT	Postgres idle timeout in milliseconds	60000
PG_USE_SSL	Postgres connection uses SSL	false
SMTP_HOST	Host of SMTP Mailserver	127.0.0.1
SMTP_PORT	Port of SMTP Mailserver	587
SMTP_USER	User of SMTP Mailserver	-
SMTP_PASSWORD	Password of SMTP Mailserver	-
SMTP_AUTH_SECURE	SMTP requires secure authentication	false
SMTP_REQUIRE_TLS	SMTP requires TLS	false
SMTP_IGNORE_TLS	SMTP ignores TLS	false
TESTINY_MAIL_FROM	Sender mail address	[email protected]
BLOB_MAX_SIZE	Max attachment size (in bytes)	104857600 (100MiB)
JSON_MAX_REQUEST_SIZE	May request size (in bytes)	8388608 (8MiB)
TESTINY_LOG_LEVEL	debug,info,warn,error	info

PostgreSQL Configuration

Testiny Server officially supports PostgreSQL 14.

Testiny Server creates three databases for you if the specified PG_USER in the environment variables has permissions to create databases:

• central - containing user information
• tenant_main - containing data (tests, runs, ...) of the main organization
• tenant_testing - containing data of the test organization (to use as a playground)

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If the specified PG_USER does not have permission to create databases, you could temporarily give the user more permissions during setup and then reduce their permissions to create/drop tables, CRUD operations, etc. or you need to create these three databases yourself. Learn how to setup the database yourself in this database initialization guide.

Also make sure, that the following configuration is set:

• set ENCODING to UTF8 (default value for PostgreSQL)
• set TABLESPACE to pg_default (default value for PostgreSQL)
• If you use replication in your PostgreSQL database, set synchronous_commit to remote_apply.
• Collation can be configured freely, as long as it's compatible with UTF8 encoding.

Running Testiny Server

You can run Testiny Server using Docker Compose or Docker CLI, as shown with the examples below.

Testiny Server stores blobs (attachments, images, etc...) in a volume and this volume needs to be mounted at /testiny/storage.

Please note, that you need to use and maintain your own PostgreSQL or SQLite database. In the Docker Compose example, a PostgreSQL database is pre-configured so that you can easily get started with Testiny Server.

Once Testiny Server is runinng, open the Testiny Server UI in your browser using the SERVER_URL that you've configured and continue with the setup.

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You need have access to our registry to pull the image. Please contact us via email to get access: [email protected].

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Please note, that Testiny Server does not provide HTTPS. You need to set up your own HTTPS reverse proxy/gateway.

Using Docker Compose

docker-compose.yml

• Copy the following code into a docker-compose.yml file. In this file, a PostgrSQL database is pre-configured to get started easily. This compose file may not be suitable for production use and you will need to modify it to suit your infrastructure and needs.

• Adjust the environment variables according to your needs (especially SERVER_URL and YOUR_SECRET_DB_PASSWORD). In this example, SERVER_URL is set to http://localhost:7700.

  services:
    testiny_postgres:
      image: postgres:14
      container_name: testiny_postgres
      networks:
        - testiny_net
      environment:
        POSTGRES_USER: admin
        POSTGRES_PASSWORD: YOUR_SECRET_DB_PASSWORD
      volumes:
        - testiny_postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
      restart: unless-stopped
  
    testiny_server:
      image: registry.gitlab.com/testiny/server:stable
      container_name: testiny_server
      depends_on:
        testiny_postgres:
          condition: service_started
      networks:
        - testiny_net
      ports:
        - "7700:7700"
      environment:
        SERVER_URL: "http://localhost:7700"
        DB: postgres
        PG_HOST: testiny_postgres
        PG_USER: admin
        PG_PASSWORD: YOUR_SECRET_DB_PASSWORD
      volumes:
        - testiny_storage:/testiny/storage
      restart: unless-stopped
  
  volumes:
    testiny_postgres_data:
      name: testiny_postgres_data
      external: false
    testiny_storage:
      name: testiny_storage
      external: false
  
  networks:
    testiny_net:
      name: testiny_net

• Start Testiny Server with docker compose up -d

Using Docker CLI

Linux

docker run -it -p 7700:7700 \
    -v testiny_storage:/testiny/storage \
    -e DB='postgres' \
    -e PG_HOST='127.0.0.1' \
    -e PG_PORT='5432' \
    -e PG_USER='postgres' \
    -e PG_PASSWORD='mysecretpassword' \
    -e SERVER_URL='http://localhost:7700' \
    --name testiny-server \
    registry.gitlab.com/testiny/server:stable

Windows

docker run -it -p 7700:7700 ^
    -v testiny_storage:/testiny/storage ^
    -e DB="postgres" ^
    -e PG_HOST="127.0.0.1" ^
    -e PG_PORT="5432" ^
    -e PG_USER="postgres" ^
    -e PG_PASSWORD="mysecretpassword" ^
    -e SERVER_URL="http://localhost:7700" ^
    --name testiny-server ^
    registry.gitlab.com/testiny/server:stable

Finishing the Setup

Once Testiny Server is running, open the Testiny Server UI in your browser using the SERVER_URL that you've configured and follow the setup instructions shown. We have also summarized the steps here:

1. Fill in all required fields and click 'Complete setup' to create a new instance and admin account.

2. Testiny Server generates secrets to access the database. Please make sure you save or copy the secrets to a secured location. You will need them to create backups or to recover data. The following tokens and keys will be created:

   • Backup export token and the private key passphrase (testiny_server_backup_secrets.txt)
   • Public key .pem file (testiny_server_backup_public_key.pem)
   • Private key .pem file (testiny_server_backup_private_key.pem)
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   Make sure to save or copy the generated secrets to a secure location. You (nor anyone else, including Testiny) do not have access to those secrets afterward. Also, ensure that your container storage volume (/testiny/storage) is mounted to a persistent volume with backups.

3. You have now successfully created your instance and admin account. You can now continue with applying a license key to activate Testiny Server.

Activating Testiny Server

A valid license key is required to activate and use Testiny Server. Please contact us at [email protected] to purchase Testiny Server. Follow the steps below to activate a license:

1. Login with the administrator account (created during the initial setup)
2. Navigate to Settings > Organization
3. Click on 'Apply License' and insert the license provided by the Testiny team.

Upgrading Testiny Server

To upgrade Testiny Server, pull the latest stable version from the container registry and recreate the container. All required upgrade steps will be automatically executed upon startup.

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Downgrading to a previous version is not supported.

Docker compose

Just pull a new image and restart the server.

• docker compose pull
• docker compose up -d

Docker

• docker stop testiny-server
• docker rm testiny-server
• docker pull registry.gitlab.com/testiny/server:stable
• Execute the same command as shown under Using Docker