diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a3a2098b..4850d881 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,4 +12,7 @@
 terraform.tfstate*
 
 # dotenv
-.env
\ No newline at end of file
+.env
+
+# python cache (locust)
+__pycache__/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DEVELOPING.md b/DEVELOPING.md
index e7cc0153..bc180c83 100644
--- a/DEVELOPING.md
+++ b/DEVELOPING.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Recommended:
 - [K9s](https://k9scli.io/) - A Terminal UI for Kubernetes
 - [remake](https://remake.readthedocs.io/) - A better make
   - View them with `remake --tasks`
+- [locust](https://docs.locust.io/en/stable/what-is-locust.html) - A performance testing tool, required for load testing
 
 ## Local Development
 
@@ -114,6 +115,20 @@ Hit the endpoint:
 
 `make unapply-greetings` or `kubectl delete -f smoke-tests/greetings.yaml`
 
+## Load Testing
+
+After a locally built image and an API key is set:
+
+`make swarm`
+
+This will apply the agent, apply the echoserver, and start locust.
+
+Navigate to `http://0.0.0.0:8089/` in your browser and set users and spawn rate, e.g. 5000 and 100, and hit Start swarming.
+
+To tear down the load test, `ctrl+c` in the terminal running and `make unswarm`.
+
+See more details in [`smoke-tests/loadtest.md`](./smoke-tests/loadtest.md)
+
 ## Debugging
 
 From an agent pod terminal, which must be run in privileged mode:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a6f1a710..d63caa73 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -59,3 +59,15 @@ apply-greetings:
 .PHONY: unapply-greetings
 unapply-greetings:
 	kubectl delete -f smoke-tests/greetings.yaml
+
+# deploy echoserver in already-running cluster and start locust
+.PHONY: swarm
+swarm: apply-ebpf-agent
+	kubectl apply -f smoke-tests/echoserver.yaml
+	cd smoke-tests && locust
+
+# teardown load test setup
+.PHONY: unswarm
+unswarm:
+	kubectl delete -f smoke-tests/echoserver.yaml
+	make unapply-ebpf-agent
diff --git a/smoke-tests/echoserver.yaml b/smoke-tests/echoserver.yaml
index 38281d81..9f3ade1a 100644
--- a/smoke-tests/echoserver.yaml
+++ b/smoke-tests/echoserver.yaml
@@ -40,4 +40,4 @@ spec:
     - name: http
       port: 80
       targetPort: 80
-  type: LoadBalancers
\ No newline at end of file
+  type: LoadBalancer
\ No newline at end of file