Chapter 3 Jenkins

What is Jenkins

Jenkins is the leading open source automation server, Jenkins provides hundreds of plugins to support building, deploying and automating any project.

Installing Jenkins

Sample commands:

• Install the latest LTS version: 
  • brew install jenkins-lts
• Install a specific LTS version: 
  • brew install jenkins-lts@YOUR_VERSION
• Start the Jenkins service: 
  • brew services start jenkins-lts
• Restart the Jenkins service: 
  • brew services restart jenkins-lts
• Update the Jenkins version: 
  • brew upgrade jenkins-lts

After starting the Jenkins service, browse to http://localhost:8080 and follow the instructions to complete the installation.