May 2017
Intermediate to advanced
436 pages
9h 44m
English
Jenkins is based on plugins. Almost every feature is a plugin. If we need to use Git, there is a plugin for it. If we want to use Active Directory for authentication, there is a plugin. You get the point. Almost everything is a plugin. Moreover, most plugins were created and are maintained by the community. When we are in doubt how to accomplish something, the plugins directory (https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/JENKINS/Plugins) is usually the first place we start looking.
With more than 1200 plugins available, it's no wonder that, given such a huge variety, most users are compelled to use a plugin for almost any type of task. Jenkins old-timers would create a Freestyle job that, for example, ...
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