Jenkins

According to the Jenkins site.

Build great things at any scale

The leading open source automation server, Jenkins provides hundreds of plugins to support building, deploying and automating any project.

— Jenkins Site

Setup

The first thing to do is to download the software to be installed. It is recommended that you grab the Generic Java package (.war) file in the Long-term Support (LTS) section.

Once you have downloaded the Generic Java package (.war) open a shell window to execute.

$ cd /path/to/war/file
$ java -jar Jenkins.war --httpPort=7000 (1)

1	Use this War file if not using a *Docker* image.

The first time it will run a setup process it will show application log in the terminal to see.

Figure 1. Jenkins First Step Setup

This magic number shown in screen varies in your installation, notice as well that a file with that number was created in path shown in picture. Folder path is in Windows format, adjust to your Operating System accordingly.

Now you can go to http://localhost:7000 to continue with the configuration. The first time you access the site it will ask you for the secret number generated in the last step.

Figure 2. Jenkins Setup Unlock

After giving the initial admin password to unlock the installation, you are now ready to Customize Jenkins.

Figure 3. Jenkins Customize

Here it is recommended to install the suggested plugins.

Figure 4. Jenkins Suggested Plugins

All shown suggested Plugins must be successfully installed. Reject if they are not compatible with the Jenkins installation you are trying to configure.

Now it is time to register the super important rood admin user. Keep in mind that if you lose these credentials then the system may be void, unless you have more admin users set.