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scheddel/hummelflug
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A utility for arming (creating) many bumblebees (micro EC2 instances) to attack (load test) targets (web applications).

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Hummelflug
==========

[](#hummelflug)

A utility for arming (creating) many bumblebees (micro EC2 instances) to attack (load test) targets (web applications). Inspired by [Bees with Machine Guns](http://github.com/newsapps/beeswithmachineguns)

Dependencies
------------

[](#dependencies)

- PHP (>=5.5.9) with SSH2 extension
- Composer

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

1. Clone the repository or download the zip file.
2. Run `composer install`

Configuration
-------------

[](#configuration)

Rename the `config.ini.sample` to `config.ini` and adjust it to your needs.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### Hummelflug in a Nutshell

[](#hummelflug-in-a-nutshell)

At first you want to set up your swarm:

```
    php hummelflug create

```

Before you can attack your target you need to wake up your swarm:

```
    php hummelflug up

```

Now you can attack your target:

```
    php hummelflug attack

```

Tired of attacking peaceful servers?

```
    php hummelflug down

```

The caveat! (PLEASE READ)
-------------------------

[](#the-caveat-please-read)

If you decide to use Hummelflug, please keep in mind the following important caveat: they are, more-or-less a distributed denial-of-service attack in a fancy package and, therefore, if you point them at any server you don’t own you will behaving unethically, have your Amazon Web Services account locked-out, and be liable in a court of law for any downtime you cause.

You have been warned.

Bugs
----

[](#bugs)

Please log your bugs on the [Github issues tracker](https://github.com/scheddel/hummelflug/issues).

License
-------

[](#license)

MIT.

###  Health Score

31

—

LowBetter than 68% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity18

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity64

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 79.4% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~16 days

Recently: every ~36 days

Total

10

Last Release

3081d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/67e0051967412acbcf888f94e3e589936e1833d9630d4b22e50b2ee7dea0f4ab?d=identicon)[scheddel](/maintainers/scheddel)

---

Top Contributors

[![karlvalentin](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/12029511?v=4)](https://github.com/karlvalentin "karlvalentin (27 commits)")[![scheddel](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/18700793?v=4)](https://github.com/scheddel "scheddel (7 commits)")

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