In this chapter, we will learn how to perform some basic Jenkins administration tasks, as follows:
- Updating/installing/uninstalling/downgrading Jenkins plugins
- Installing Jenkins plugins manually
- Performing Jenkins backup and restore
- Upgrading Jenkins on various platforms (Windows/Linux/servlet)
- Upgrading Jenkins running inside a Docker container
- Creating and managing users in Jenkins
- Learning various authentication methods in Jenkins
- Configuring various authorization methods in Jenkins
Jenkins comes with a pile of items to configure. The more plugins you install, the more there is to configure. In this chapter, we will cover only the basic administrative tasks in Jenkins. We will learn more about the Jenkins configuration in the upcoming chapters, wherein we will try to add up more plugins to Jenkins in order to achieve Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous...