= Selenium Grid =

Download server

{{{
$ wget http://selenium.googlecode.com/files/selenium-server-standalone-2.7.0.jar
}}}

Launch server

{{{
$ java -jar selenium-server-standalone-2.7.0.jar -role hub
}}}

Register Selenium RC compatible node

with potentially 3 firefox and 2 safari running in parallel.


{{{
java -jar selenium-server-standalone-2.7.0.jar -role rc -hub http://localhost:4444/grid/register -port 5555 \
-browser browserName=*firefox -browser browserName=*firefox -browser browserName=*firefox \
-browser browserName=*safari -browser browserName=*safari
}}}

This does not need to run on the same machine as the hub, effectively allowing to run browsers on various platforms.


To check which nodes are registered on the hub : browse to 


{{{
http://hub_machine:4444/grid/console
}}}