Tutorial: Step by Step Implement Continuous Testing with Playwright: Part 1: Set up Playwright

How to set up Playwright for beginners!

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This article series is for absolute beginners who want to learn and use Playwright E2E (Web) Test Automation.

• Part 1: Set up Playwright
• Part 2: Correct unnatural default settings
• Part 3: Run your first Playwright Test
• Part 4: Tool & Project Structure
• Part 5: Gain Productivity (upcoming)
• Part 6: Design with Maintenance in mind (upcoming)
• Part 7: More Tests * (upcoming)
• Part 8: Set up Continuous Execution
• Part 9: Run a small suite of Playwright tests in BuildWise, sequentially
• Part 10: Parallel Playwright test execution in BuildWise
• Part 11: FAQ

The end goal is to set up tests and run a suite of Playwright tests in parallel in a continuous testing server, in a matter of hours. Some readers might think this goal is a bit ambitious for beginners. However, I believe every E2E test automation engineer should aim for this from the start…