# RETRO//STRESS

> RETRO//STRESS is a professional network stress testing platform. Customers test how their own servers, game backends, and APIs hold up under heavy traffic using Layer 4 (TCP/UDP/ICMP) and Layer 7 (HTTP/HTTPS) methods.

This service is for authorized stress testing of infrastructure you own or have permission to test. Test traffic is generated from chain files: protocol simulation scripts built from captured packets and run by distributed server agents.

## Getting started

- [Home](https://retrostress.net/): Product overview, methods, and free trial.
- [Pricing](https://retrostress.net/pricing): Plans, limits, and what each tier includes.
- [About](https://retrostress.net/about): What the platform does and who it is for.
- [FAQ](https://retrostress.net/faq): Common questions about plans, methods, and usage.
- [Contact](https://retrostress.net/contact): How to reach the team.

## Documentation

- [Documentation hub](https://retrostress.net/docs): Index of all guides.
- [Getting started](https://retrostress.net/docs/getting-started): First test, from sign-up to results.
- [API reference](https://retrostress.net/docs/api-reference): Bearer-authenticated endpoints for launching and tracking tests.
- [Chain builder](https://retrostress.net/docs/chain-builder): Building chain files from captured traffic.

## Methods and reference

- [Methods catalog](https://retrostress.net/methods): Full list of Layer 4 and Layer 7 stress testing methods.
- [Glossary](https://retrostress.net/glossary): Plain-language definitions of stress testing terms.
- [Blog](https://retrostress.net/blog): Legal stress testing, performance testing, and DDoS resilience guides.
- [Failover Testing That Exposes Recovery Gaps](https://retrostress.net/blog/failover-testing-that-exposes-recovery-gaps): Failover testing shows whether recovery works under real traffic, not merely whether a dashboard reports a healthy stan…
- [How to Test Load Balancer Failover Under Real Traffic](https://retrostress.net/blog/how-to-test-load-balancer-failover-under-real-traffic): Learn how to test load balancer failover with controlled faults, realistic traffic, clear pass criteria, and repeatable…
- [How to Write a Legal Stress Testing Scope](https://retrostress.net/blog/how-to-write-a-legal-stress-testing-scope): A practical scope-writing guide for authorized load testing and DDoS resilience work across networks, APIs, and game se…
- [CLI vs Web Load Testing: Choose the Right Control](https://retrostress.net/blog/cli-vs-web-load-testing-choose-the-right-control): CLI vs web load testing comes down to control, speed, auditability, and how your team runs repeatable resilience tests…
- [Performance Testing vs Stress Testing: What Security Teams Should Know](https://retrostress.net/blog/performance-testing-vs-stress-testing): A practical comparison for teams deciding when to benchmark normal performance and when to push systems toward controll…
- [REST API Stress Automation That Holds Up](https://retrostress.net/blog/rest-api-stress-automation-that-holds-up): REST API stress automation turns incident traffic into repeatable, authorized tests for CI pipelines, defense validatio…
- [Load Testing Tools for Network Security: What to Look For](https://retrostress.net/blog/load-testing-tools-for-network-security): A buyer-aware but compliance-forward guide to choosing load testing tools that support authorized scope, monitoring, re…
- [Best Network Resilience Testing Platforms](https://retrostress.net/blog/best-network-resilience-testing-platforms): Compare the best network resilience testing platforms for repeatable L4/L7 tests, packet replay, CI automation, and evi…
## Solutions

- [Game server stress testing](https://retrostress.net/solutions/game-server-stress-testing): Verify game backends under load.
- [Hosting infrastructure stress testing](https://retrostress.net/solutions/hosting-infrastructure-stress-testing): Validate hosting and network capacity.
- [API backend stress testing](https://retrostress.net/solutions/api-backend-stress-testing): Measure how APIs behave under heavy request volume.

## Optional

- [Terms of service](https://retrostress.net/terms-of-service): Acceptable use and authorization requirements.
- [Privacy policy](https://retrostress.net/privacy-policy): Zero-log policy and data handling.
- [Refund policy](https://retrostress.net/refund-policy): Refund terms.
- [Sitemap](https://retrostress.net/sitemap.xml): Full list of indexed pages.