Jenkins walk-through

Jenkins is one of the most popular open source continuous integration tools which helps to automate software build and the deployment process. It can work with build tools such as Maven, Gradle, and Ant. It supports various source code management systems such as CVS, Git, Subversion, and Perforce. Even simple shell or batch script execution is supported. The main advantage of Jenkins lies in its plugin support. There are more than 1000+ plugins for different functionalities, and if needed, it can be extended to support new requirements.

Some of the main features of Jenkins are:

• Easy to install and configure. Simple web-based UI for managing the server

• Support for a variety of plugins for different builds and deployment related tasks

• A very large community forum

• Support for different repositories like SVN, Git, CVS, and Perforce etc.

• Support for post build hook

Jenkins installation

Jenkins installation is just a two-step process. You need to download jenkins.war from http:/...