BYOC — Bring Your Own Cloud Load Testing Workers

Architecture

BYOC workers connect outbound to AccessLoad. No inbound ports. No VPN. No firewall rules.

Your Infrastructure

🏰 Your VPC

Private network

→

🔧 BYOC Worker

Docker container

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🎯 Your APIs

Internal endpoints

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TLS-encrypted outbound connection (port 443 only)

AccessLoad Cloud

⚡ Controller

Orchestration & metrics

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📊 Dashboard

Real-time results

→

🤖 AI Analysis

Insights & reports

Setup in 3 Minutes

1 Get Your API Key

Login to AccessLoad → Settings → Generate BYOC API Key. This key authenticates your worker with the controller.

2 Deploy the Worker

Single Docker command. Runs anywhere — AWS, GCP, Azure, on-prem, or your laptop.

      # Deploy — worker auto-exits after test completes

      docker run --rm \

        --name accessload-worker \

        -e CONTROLLER_URL=https://accessload.com/api/v1 \

        -e WORKER_ID=byoc-vpc-worker-1 \

        -e API_KEY=your-api-key-here \

        -e CAPACITY=5000 \

        -e ONE_SHOT=true \

        accessload/worker:latest

💡 ONE_SHOT=true makes the worker exit after the test — no leftover processes on your server. The --rm flag auto-removes the container.

3 Start Testing

Your worker appears in the dashboard within seconds. Create a test targeting your internal URLs — the worker handles execution inside your network.

Security First

🔒 No Inbound Ports

Worker initiates all connections outbound. Your firewall rules stay untouched. No VPN tunnels needed.

🔐 Token Authentication

Every worker authenticates with a unique API key. Keys are scoped per team with capacity limits. Revoke instantly.

🌐 TLS Everywhere

All communication between worker and controller is encrypted via TLS 1.2+. No plaintext data on the wire.

📍 Data Stays Local

Test traffic flows directly between the worker and your APIs. Request/response payloads never leave your VPC.

Perfect For

🏦

Fintech & Banking

Test payment APIs without exposing them to the internet. PCI-compliant testing.

🏥

Healthcare

Load test HIPAA-sensitive endpoints within your private network boundary.

🏛️

Government

Test behind air-gapped or restricted networks. No data leaves the perimeter.

Scale Your Worker Fleet

Deploy multiple workers for higher VU capacity. Each worker auto-registers and receives its share of the load.

    # docker-compose.yml — Scale to 10 workers

    services:

      worker:

        image: accessload/worker:latest

        environment:

          - CONTROLLER_URL=https://accessload.com/api/v1

          - API_KEY=${ACCESSLOAD_API_KEY}

          - CAPACITY=3000

        deploy:

          replicas: 10

    # Total capacity: 10 × 3,000 = 30,000 VUs

Auto-discovery — workers register with the controller on startup
Auto-healing — unhealthy workers are removed from the pool automatically
Smart distribution — load is balanced based on each worker's available capacity
Mixed fleets — combine cloud workers and BYOC workers in a single test
Rolling updates — drain workers gracefully before upgrading

Ready to Test Behind Your Firewall?

BYOC is available on Business plans ($249/mo). Enterprise customers get dedicated onboarding support.

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🏰 Bring Your Own Cloud