title: How should I calculate Ramp-up time in Jmeter
body: <p>There are many questions/answers available here to understand <code>Ramp up time</code> but I want to get something in detail for my test case.</p>
  
  <p><strong>Test Case</strong> : Expecting 1200 users per 5 minutes on the home page. So it will be like 5 users/second.</p>
  
  <p>I have set following <code>thread properties</code> :</p>
  
  <pre><code>No. of Threads : 1200
  
  Ramp-up Time - ? [I am not sure what to set]
  
  Loop count - Forever
  
  Scheduler - 300 Seconds[5 Minutes]
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Can anyone please help me to set <code>ramp up time</code> for my test case? I am running the test on my local machine.</p>
  
  <p>I want to check that how many users server can handle in 5 minutes. Our expectation is <code>1200 users</code>.</p>