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Hosting a live event can be stressful 😤. Everything can go wrong or everything can go right, there's no in-between!

Luckily for you, we've created this article to help you plan and execute a flawless, unique, live virtual event. Our team has worked hard and diligently to provide you with a reliable infrastructure to do just that and a quick and valuable prevention tool for your event. That way, you will be able to triage any issues before it occurs!

💡 Have an upcoming event with a large headcount? Connect with our Sales team today so that they can help place you in the right package!

⚠️ The following script is for front-end load testing, only. This test will simulate live user-messaging

⚠️ It is highly recommended to run the script if you are operating on our UI Kits or SDKs to ensure that the adjustments you've made are
accurate

⚠️ Operating on our Chat Widgets? A load test will not be necessary as our Widget has been trialed and battle-tested 😤

Here's what you'll need to do:

1. Create your app within our v3 environment (strongly recommended)

2. Create a separate app for testing and another for production

3. Configure your app and UI

4. Install Javascript SDK 3.0.1+

5. If you'd like to run the load test from the browser console, please add CometChat in globals

   global["CometChat"] = CometChat

6. Run the script provided below:
   
   

   function sendMessages(numberOfMessagesToBeSentPerMinute, message){
   
       if(numberOfMessagesToBeSentPerMinute <60)></60)>
   
           numberOfMessagesToBeSentPerMinute = 60
   
       }
   
       var numberOfMessagesToBeSentPerSecond = Math.floor(numberOfMessagesToBeSentPerMinute/60);
   
      var sendMessageInterval = setInterval(()={
   
           for(var i=0;i<numberofmessagestobesentpersecond;></numberofmessagestobesentpersecond;>
   
               CometChat.sendTestMessage(message);
   
           }
   
       }, 1000);
   
   }
   
   let jsonMessage = {
   
     "id": "1",
   
     "conversationId": "group_supergroup",
   
     "sender": "superhero1",
   
     "receiverType": "group",
   
     "receiver": "supergroup",
   
     "category": "message",
   
     "type": "text",
   
     "data": {
   
       "text": "Hello",
   
       "entities": {
   
         "sender": {
   
           "entity": {
   
             "uid": "superhero1",
   
             "name": "Iron Man",
   
             "avatar": "https://data-us.cometchat.io/assets/images/avatars/ironman.png",
   
             "status": "offline",
   
             "role": "default",
   
             "createdAt": 1631197664
   
           },
   
           "entityType": "user"
   
         },
   
         "receiver": {
   
           "entity": {
   
             "guid": "supergroup",
   
             "name": "Comic Heros' Hangout",
   
             "icon": "https://data-us.cometchat.io/assets/images/avatars/supergroup.png",
   
             "type": "public",
   
             "membersCount": 3,
   
             "conversationId": "group_supergroup",
   
             "createdAt": 1631197664,
   
             "owner": "superhero1"
   
           },
   
           "entityType": "group"
   
         }
   
       }
   
     },
   
     "sentAt": 1631197767,
   
     "updatedAt": 1631197767
   
   };
   
   sendMessages(60, jsonMessage);

7. Resolve any immediate issues that you see

8. Repeat step 6

9. Fill out & complete our Events Form

10. Activate the appropriate subscription for your production app

11. Wow your attendees with a flawless event! 😎

⚠️ If you're hosting a large event via Chat Widgets, please enable "Hide Group Notifications" setting to avoid a flood of join 
notifications populating into the chat box. This will inevitably slow down the system

💡 For UI Kits & SDKs, please comment the "onGroupMemberJoined" real-time event

💡 Immediately following the event, do not forget to remove the chat from any live pages to avoid account overages

🚨 If you run into any issues during a live event, use our emergency line immediately located at the top of your CometChat dashboard

Have more questions? Reach out to our support team today!