Learning DevOps: Continuously Deliver Better Software

Installing Jenkins

This recipe will show you how to install a basic Jenkins server. The Jenkins server will form the basis of the continuous integration environment, and this is where you define your build jobs and also manage build users, plugins, and environment details. We are also going to cover some basic setup tasks, ensuring that your new Jenkins servers is secured from anonymous usage is a very important step if your hosting your build platform on a publicly accessible host.

We are going to use Ansible to install our Jenkins master; this allows us to easily re-create the basic server if we have a problem or allows us to create a new one if we need a second master, perhaps for a new project.

Tip

This recipe will setup the Jenkins master but ...