diff --git a/tools/performance/stresstest_templates.sh b/tools/performance/stresstest_templates.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+verbose=no
+tiler_url=http://dev.localhost.lan:8181/tiles/template
+apikey=${CDB_APIKEY}
+
+while test -n "$1"; do
+  if test "$1" = "-k"; then
+    shift
+    apikey="$1"
+  elif test "$1" = "-u"; then
+    shift
+    tiler_url="$1"
+  elif test -z "$tpl"; then
+    tpl="$1"
+  else
+    echo "Unused parameter $1" >&2
+  fi
+  shift
+done
+
+if test -z "$tpl"; then
+  echo "Usage: $0 [-v] [-k <api_key>] [-u <tiler_url>] <template_config>" >&2
+  echo "Default <tiler_url> is ${tiler_url}" >&2
+  echo "Default <api_key> is read from CDB_APIKEY env variable" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+basedir=$(cd $(dirname $0); cd ..; pwd)
+export CDB_APIKEY=${apikey}
+max=3000000
+i=0
+while test "$i" -le "$max"; do
+  tpl_id=`${basedir}/create_template -u ${tiler_url} ${tpl}`
+  if test $? -ne 0; then
+    echo $tpl_id >&2
+    break
+  fi
+  tpl_id=`${basedir}/update_template -u ${tiler_url} ${tpl_id} ${tpl}`
+  if test $? -ne 0; then
+    echo $tpl_id >&2
+    break
+  fi
+  out=`${basedir}/delete_template -u ${tiler_url} ${tpl_id}`
+  if test $? -ne 0; then
+    echo $out >&2
+    break
+  fi
+  i=$((i+1))
+  if test `expr $i % 100` -eq 0; then
+    echo -n "."
+  fi
+done