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Getting Started

Starting with Rainforest QA

20 articles in this collection
Written by Ivan Huynh, Russell Smith, and Fred Stevens-Smith

Quick-start guide

Step-by-step instructions for getting started with Rainforest
Written by Ivan Huynh
Updated over a week ago

Rainforest Dashboard Overview Video

A tutorial of the Rainforest QA Dashboard. Includes how to create a test, inserting step variables, running tests, and reviewing results.
Written by Ivan Huynh
Updated over a week ago

Technical Setup Checklist

Prepare your Sites and Environments for testing with Rainforest
Written by Russell Smith
Updated over a week ago

Introduction to Rainforest tests

How Rainforest tests work
Written by Fred Stevens-Smith
Updated over a week ago
Essential configurations

Setting up your environments

Set up and configure test environments
Written by Fred Stevens-Smith
Updated over a week ago

Setting up your sites

Configure and change test site
Written by Fred Stevens-Smith
Updated over a week ago

Changing the default site

Set and change Default site
Written by Ivan Huynh
Updated over a week ago

Setting default Platforms

Choose which default browsers your tests will be run on.
Written by Ivan Huynh
Updated over a week ago

Accessing test environments

Technical set up to allow testers to access your testing environments
Written by Fred Stevens-Smith
Updated over a week ago
Administrative Set-up

Managing users on your team

Adding and removing team members.
Written by Ivan Huynh
Updated over a week ago

Change your team's name

How to rename your team
Written by Ivan Huynh
Updated yesterday

Login with Github

Connecting and logging in with Github
Written by Russell Smith
Updated over a week ago
Overview of Rainforest tests

Build your initial test suite

Write, organize and run your initial test suite
Written by Fred Stevens-Smith
Updated over a week ago

Glossary of Terms - Objects and Elements

Common tech terms translated
Written by Ivan Huynh
Updated over a week ago

Glossary of Terms - Executable Actions

How to frame common actions in Rainforest
Written by Ivan Huynh
Updated over a week ago

What should be the focus of my steps?

The components of a well written step
Written by Ivan Huynh
Updated over a week ago

What should be the focus of my tests?

Write tests to cover specific workflows
Written by Ivan Huynh
Updated over a week ago

The Smoke Test

The foundational building blocks of any Rainforest test suite
Written by Ivan Huynh
Updated over a week ago

The Regression Test

Building out coverage for your application
Written by Ivan Huynh
Updated over a week ago

The State Test

Scaling Rainforest coverage quickly and efficiently
Written by Ivan Huynh
Updated over a week ago