Configuration and management

We have already covered the most crucial part of the Jenkins configuration – agent provisioning. Since Jenkins is highly configurable, you can expect many more possibilities to adjust it to your needs. The good news is that the configuration is intuitive and accessible via the web interface, so it does not require a detailed description. Everything can be changed under the Manage Jenkins sub-page. In this section, we will focus on only a few aspects that are most likely to be changed – plugins, security, and backup.

Plugins

Jenkins is highly plugin-oriented, which means that a lot of features are delivered by the use of plugins. They can extend Jenkins in an almost unlimited way, which, taking into consideration the large community, is one of the reasons why Jenkins is such a successful tool. With Jenkins' openness comes risk, and it's better to download only plugins from a reliable source or check their...