Jenkins

Open-source automation server for CI/CD pipelines with plugin-based architecture.

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What is Jenkins?

Jenkins is an open-source automation server that enables continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) through its plugin architecture. It supports building, deploying, and automating any project, regardless of the platform.

Key Features

Plugin Ecosystem

Over 1,800 plugins to integrate with version control systems, cloud platforms, and testing frameworks.

Pipeline as Code

Define CI/CD workflows in code using Declarative Pipeline or Scripted Pipeline syntax.

Distributed Builds

Leverage agent nodes to distribute build workloads across multiple machines for faster execution.

CI Integration

Automatically trigger builds on code commits from Git, GitHub, Bitbucket, and other version control systems.

Reporting

Comprehensive test result tracking, performance trending, and failure analysis tools.

Scalability

Designed to handle thousands of concurrent jobs and millions of builds per month.

Common Use Cases

Code Integration

Automate test execution and build validation for every new code commit.

Deployment Pipelines

Create multi-stage deployment pipelines for staging and production environments.

Infrastructure Testing

Verify infrastructure-as-code changes through automated terraform validation workflows.

Scheduled Builds

Run batch processing and reporting tasks on predetermined schedules.

Security Checks

Integrate SAST/DAST scanning tools for automatic security validation of code.

Legacy System Support

Bridge modern CI/CD practices with older mainframe or batch processing systems.

Getting Started

Quick Setup

  1. 1 Download Jenkins: Official Installer
  2. 2 Run Jenkins: java -jar jenkins.war --httpPort=8080
  3. 3 Access Jenkins: localhost:8080 in your browser
  4. 4 Create your first pipeline using the Jenkinsfile configuration-as-code syntax
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