In the following section, we will learn how to launch a Jenkins slave on Windows using the Java Web Start method.
- For the Launch method field, choose Launch agent via Java Web Start.
- Click on the Save button.
- From the Jenkins Manage Nodes page, click on the Jenkins slave name. In our example it's standalone-windows-slave.
- On the resultant page (Jenkin slave Status page), you will see the following options, as shown here:
Jenkins slave connection method (Java Web Start)
- Do nothing on the Jenkins server.
- Now, log in to your prospective Jenkins slave machine (Windows) and open the Jenkins dashboard. ...