Learning Continuous Integration with Jenkins - Second Edition

Adding Docker container credentials in Jenkins

Follow the given steps to add credentials inside Jenkins to allow it to talk to Docker:

1. From the Jenkins dashboard, navigate to Credentials | System | Global credentials (unrestricted).
2. Click on the Add Credentials link on the left-hand side menu to create a new credential (see the following screenshot).
3. Choose Kind as Username with Password.
4. Leave the Scope field to its default value.
5. Add a username for your Docker image (jenkins, as per our example) under the Username field.
6. Under the Password field, add the password.
7. Add an ID under the ID field, and a description under the Description field.

8. Once done, click on the OK button:

Creating credentials inside Jenkins