Smoke testing with Cypress

This is a repo to accompany the smoke testing workshop at CypressConf '25.

Fork this repo to follow along. During the session, you'll participate by extending the existing smoke tests in the cypress/e2e directory.

Tests are run against a Shipyard ephemeral environment.

What we'll accomplish

After this workshop, you should have working smoke tests for a login form page, as well as an automated GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline that runs the spec.

View the running app

Before running your tests, inspect the Recipe Book app here.

Setup

Fork this repo and clone it to your machine, then open up a terminal window and cd to its directory.

Install dependencies:

npm i

Test the config is loaded correctly:

npx cypress open

and go to the Settings tab.

Usage

To run your smoke tests, use this command:

npx cypress run --headed

Contents

1. Smoke tests
   1. cypress/e2e/login-smoke.js
2. CI/CD pipeline
   1. .github/workflows/smoke-tests.yml

Environments from Shipyard

Shipyard is an ephemeral environment self-service platform. You can get instant full-stack copies of an app for QA, smoke, unit, and E2E testing.

Try it free for 30 days or book a demo to learn more.