Effective DevOps with AWS

Installing and using the CodePipeline Jenkins plugin

Installing a plugin in Jenkins is very simple:

1. Open your Jenkins instance in your browser (in my case http://54.175.97.69:8080).
2. If needed, log in and then click on Manage Jenkins.
3. In the Manage Jenkins page, select Manage Plugins.
4. Search for the plugin called AWS CodePipeline Plugin, select it and install it.

We can now start using the plugin:

5. Go back to the home page of your Jenkins server.
6. Click on New Item in the left-hand side menu.
7. Give the new item the name HelloworldTest, select Freestyle project, and click on the OK button at the bottom of the page.
8. On the next screen, under the Source Code Management, select AWS CodePipeline. Because we configured the permissions at the instance ...