How to Install Sorry Cypress on Arch Linux

Sorry Cypress is a modern, reliable, and free open-source service for parallel execution of Cypress tests, making test runs faster and more scalable. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Sorry Cypress on Arch Linux.

Step 1: Install Node.js

Before installing Sorry Cypress, we need to install Node.js. If you already have Node.js installed, you can skip this step. Follow the below commands to install Node.js:

sudo pacman -S nodejs npm

Step 2: Install Docker

Sorry Cypress requires Docker to be installed on your system. If you don't have Docker installed, follow the below command:

sudo pacman -S docker

Step 3: Add Docker to User Group

Add your user to the docker group, so you don’t have to prefix every Docker command with sudo:

sudo usermod -aG docker $USER

Step 4: Install Sorry Cypress

Now, we can install Sorry Cypress using the Node Package Manager (npm) command-line tool:

npm install -g sorry-cypress

The above command installs the Sorry Cypress CLI globally on your system.

Step 5: Run Sorry Cypress

Now, we can run Sorry Cypress by executing the following command:

sorry-cypress run --config "cypress.json"

This command will execute the tests in parallel and will generate a report with the test results. You can check the results on the Sorry Cypress dashboard.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Sorry Cypress on Arch Linux. Sorry Cypress is an easy-to-configure and scalable solution for running your Cypress tests in parallel. Happy testing!