You First Cypress Run
Running cypress tests in parallel with Currents dashboard
Setting up Currents for running and recording cypress tests in parallel can be done seamlessly within a few minutes.
Here's an overview of what steps you'll need to take to start running cypress tests in parallel using the Currents dashboard:
- Create an organization and a project
- Update
cypress.json
orcypress.config.js
with the newly createdprojectId
- Install
cypress
and@currents/cli
npm packages - Use
currents
CLI command to create your first run - Update your CI provider configuration
After signing up for the dashboard service, you will be prompted to create a new organization and a project. You can change the name later.

Creating Organization and Project in Currents dashboard
After creating a new organization and a project, you'll see on-screen instructions with your newly created
projectId
Please note: If you don't have cypress project ready, please clone a demo repository with predefined cypress tests and GitHub actions integration.
Edit Cypress configuration and set the
projectId
of the newly created project.cypress.config.js
cypress.config.ts
cypress.json
const { defineConfig } = require('cypress')
module.exports = defineConfig({
projectId: 'a3dS2a'
})
import { defineConfig } from 'cypress'
export default defineConfig({
projectId: 'a3dS2a'
})
{
"projectId": "a3dS2a"
}
Please note: cypress versions
6.7.0+
are supportedUse your favourite NodeJS package manager to install
@currents/cli
and cypress
packages. npm install @currents/cli cypress
Run
currents
command to create your first cypress run in Currents dashboard.npx currents run \
--parallel \
--record \
--key RECORD_KEY \
--ci-build-id hello-currents
Running this command will create a new run in Currents dashboard.

Creating first cypress run with Currents dashboard
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To unlock the full power of Currents dashboard, update your CI provider configuration to use Currents for running your cypress tests in parallel.
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