Jenkins

Jenkins is a self-contained, open source automation server which can be used to automate all sorts of tasks related to building, testing, and delivering or deploying software.

Jenkins can be installed through native system packages, Docker, or even run standalone by any machine with a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) installed.

Getting Started with the Guided Tour.

 Prerequisites:

Download and run Jenkins

• A machine with:
  • 256 MB of RAM, although more than 512MB is recommended
  • 10 GB of drive space (for Jenkins and your Docker image)
• The following software installed:
  • Java 8 (either a JRE or Java Development Kit (JDK) is fine)
  • Docker (navigate to Get Docker at the top of the website to access the Docker download that’s suitable for your platform)

1. Download Jenkins.
2. Open up a terminal in the download directory.
3. Run java -jar jenkins.war --httpPort=8080.
4. Browse to http://localhost:8080.
5. Follow the instructions to complete the installation.

When the installation is complete, you can start putting Jenkins to work!