diff --git a/performance-testing/.gitignore b/performance-testing/.gitignore
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+rsyslog.pid
diff --git a/performance-testing/Apicast1kPOST.scala b/performance-testing/Apicast1kPOST.scala
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+package itix
+
+import scala.concurrent.duration._
+
+import io.gatling.core.Predef._
+import io.gatling.http.Predef._
+import io.gatling.jdbc.Predef._
+
+class Apicast1kPOST extends Simulation {
+
+	val httpProtocol = http
+		.baseURL("http://localhost:8080")
+		.inferHtmlResources()
+		.acceptHeader("*/*")
+		.contentTypeHeader("application/x-www-form-urlencoded")
+		.userAgentHeader("curl/7.54.0")
+
+
+
+
+
+	val scn = scenario("Apicast1kPOST")
+        .repeat(1000) {
+		exec(http("POST-1k")
+			.post("/?user_key=secret")
+			.formParam("aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa", "")
+			.check(status.is(200)))
+        }
+
+	setUp(scn.inject(rampUsers(200) over(5 seconds))).protocols(httpProtocol)
+}
diff --git a/performance-testing/README.md b/performance-testing/README.md
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+# Performance Testing
+
+## Setup
+
+- Download and install [gatling](http://gatling.io/).
+- Edit `apicast/conf/nginx.conf` to set `worker_connections` to a much reasonable setting for a development machine
+- Launch a development apicast with the following parameters:
+```
+export APICAST_LOG_LEVEL=crit
+export THREESCALE_CONFIG_FILE=config.json
+sudo sysctl -w kern.maxfiles=65536
+sudo sysctl -w kern.maxfilesperproc=65536
+sudo launchctl limit maxfiles 65536 65536
+ulimit -n 65536
+bin/apicast -i 3600 -m on -w 8 &> apicast.log
+```
+
+**WARNING:** On MacOS, you have to run apicast **as root** to be able to push up
+the maximum number of open files (`ulimit -n`).
+
+- Install and run a rsyslog server:
+```
+sudo brew install rsyslog
+/usr/local/Cellar/rsyslog/*/sbin/rsyslogd -4 -n -f rsyslog.conf -i "$PWD/rsyslog.pid"
+```
+
+## Recording a scenario (OPTIONAL)
+
+Gatling scenario are available in the [performance-testing directory](performance-testing).
+However, you can record your own by :
+
+- Launcing the recorder and starting a recording
+- Doing a test request through the gatling proxy
+```
+export http_proxy=http://localhost:8000
+curl "http://localhost:8080/?user_key=secret" -D - -X POST -d "data"
+```
+
+Then, you can customize the scenario to loop over the request you recorded and
+add virtual users.
+
+## Running a scenario against the vanilla apicast
+
+Run the gatling scenario:
+```
+gatling.sh -sf . -s itix.Apicast1kPOST
+```
+
+## Running a scenario against the apicast with the logging module
+
+Then, re-start apicast with the following environment:
+```
+export APICAST_MODULE=custom/verbose
+export SYSLOG_HOST=127.0.0.1.xip.io
+export SYSLOG_PORT=1601
+export SYSLOG_PROTO=tcp
+export SYSLOG_PERIODIC_FLUSH=5
+export SYSLOG_FLUSH_LIMIT=10240
+```
+
+Run the gatling scenario:
+```
+gatling.sh -sf . -s itix.Apicast1kPOST
+```
+
+Check that you have exactly 200000 lines in both `apicast.log`:
+- the one created by the apicast server
+- the one created by the rsyslog server
+
+```
+$ wc -l apicast.log
+  200000 apicast.log
+```
+
+## Reference
+
+- https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-optimize-nginx-configuration
+- http://blog.martinfjordvald.com/2011/04/optimizing-nginx-for-high-traffic-loads/
+- http://gatling.io/docs/current/general/simulation_setup/#injection
+- http://gatling.io/docs/current/cheat-sheet/
+- https://superuser.com/a/867865
diff --git a/performance-testing/config.json b/performance-testing/config.json
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+++ b/performance-testing/config.json
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+{
+  "id": 1234567890987,
+  "provider_key": "provider-key",
+  "services": [
+    {
+      "id": 654321,
+      "backend_version": "1",
+      "backend_authentication_type": "service_token",
+      "backend_authentication_value": "service-token-1234567890",
+      "proxy": {
+        "api_backend": "http://127.0.0.1:8081",
+        "auth_app_key": "app_key",
+        "auth_app_id": "app_id",
+        "auth_user_key": "user_key",
+        "credentials_location": "query",
+        "error_auth_failed": "Authentication failed",
+        "error_auth_missing": "Authentication parameters missing",
+        "error_status_auth_failed": 403,
+        "error_headers_auth_failed": "text/plain; charset=us-ascii",
+        "error_status_auth_missing": 403,
+        "error_headers_auth_missing": "text/plain; charset=us-ascii",
+        "error_no_match": "No Mapping Rule matched",
+        "error_status_no_match": 404,
+        "error_headers_no_match": "text/plain; charset=us-ascii",
+        "secret_token": "Shared_secret_sent_from_proxy_to_API_backend",
+        "hostname_rewrite": null,
+        "oauth_login_url": null,
+        "hosts": [
+          "localhost"
+        ],
+        "backend": {
+          "endpoint": "http://127.0.0.1:8081",
+          "host": "backend"
+        },
+        "proxy_rules": [
+          {
+            "http_method": "GET",
+            "pattern": "/",
+            "metric_system_name": "hits",
+            "delta": 1,
+            "parameters": [],
+            "querystring_parameters": {}
+          },
+          {
+            "http_method": "POST",
+            "pattern": "/",
+            "metric_system_name": "hits",
+            "delta": 1,
+            "parameters": [],
+            "querystring_parameters": {}
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/performance-testing/rsyslog.conf b/performance-testing/rsyslog.conf
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+module(load="imtcp")
+
+ruleset(name="remote1"){
+  action(type="omfile" file="/tmp/apicast.log")
+}
+
+
+input(type="imtcp" port="1601" ruleset="remote1" RateLimit.Interval="0" RateLimit.Burst="1000000000")