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Docker-based Jenkins quick start examples

Table of Contents About the Project Phase 1 Phase 2 Next Steps Acknowledgments Useful Links About the Project The aim of my project was to tackle the challenges and intricacies that users frequently encounter when configuring Jenkins with Docker. The current process comprises numerous daunting steps associated with security risks. My objective was to resolve this issue using Docker Compose by crafting a Docker Compose file and conducting regular testing. Furthermore,...

Ashutosh Saxena August 24, 2023
How to remove deprecated plugins from Jenkins while using Docker

The Jenkins plugin ecosystem is highly active, and it’s not uncommon to come across deprecated plugins. This can be both positive and negative. On the positive side, it signifies that the plugin is no longer necessary since its functionality has been integrated into Jenkins core or rendered obsolete by new features or technologies. On the downside, deprecation could indicate that the plugin is...

Bruno Verachten
Kevin Martens June 20, 2023
Introducing Ashutosh Saxena as the GSoC 2023 Contributor Working on Docker Based Jenkins Quickstart Examples

Hello, Jenkins community! I am really excited to be a GSoC 2023 contributor for Docker-based Jenkins quickstart examples project. In this blog post, I will take you through the details of the project in the following: Project Description The Docker-based Jenkins Quickstart Examples project aims to provide a quick and easy way for users to get started with Jenkins using Docker. By providing...

Ashutosh Saxena May 26, 2023
Docker Image: new Exit and Restart Behavior for Controllers

The Jenkins project provides Docker images for controllers (and more). Beginning with Jenkins 2.344 released April 18, 2022 and Jenkins 2.332.3 released May 04, 2022, the behavior of the "Exit" and "Restart" lifecycle of the controller image jenkins/jenkins changed. TL;DR; Ensure that you have a Container Restart Policy For quick readers: check the How to Add a Container Restart Policy section for immediate...

Damien DUPORTAL
Basil Crow May 27, 2022
Use Containers as Build Agents

A continuous integration environment is a mixed bag of machines, platforms, build toolchains and operating systems. Ideally, you want as much flexibility as possible in managing these environments. You want your build machines to be interchangeable and you don’t want to tie your builds to a particular machine. Using containers as build agents is an effective way to get the flexibility you need...

Darin Pope December 8, 2021
Docker images use Java 11 by default

The Jenkins project provides Docker images for controllers, inbound agents, outbound agents, and more. Beginning with Jenkins 2.307 released August 17, 2021 and Jenkins 2.303.1 released August 25, 2021, the Docker images provided by the Jenkins project will use Java 11 instead of Java 8. Controllers use Java 11 by default If you are running one of the Jenkins Docker controller images that...

Mark Waite
Dheeraj Singh Jodha August 17, 2021
Docker image updates

Beginning with Jenkins 2.279 and Jenkins 2.263.4, the Jenkins project is upgrading the base operating system and Java version used in the jenkins/jenkins:latest and jenkins/jenkins:lts images. The update replaces OpenJDK 8u242 with AdoptOpenJDK 8u282 and replaces Debian 9 ("Stretch") with Debian 10 ("Buster"). Why? We’re changing the base image so that we have a better supported operating system and a more current Java...

Mark Waite February 8, 2021
Windows Docker Agent Images: General Availability

We would like to announce the availability of official Windows agent images for Docker. These images allow provisioning Jenkins agents with Windows OS on Docker and Kubernetes. New images All official Docker images for agents now provide nanoserver-1809 and windowsservercore-1809 tags which include Windows images and, at the moment, Java 8 (these are like the latest tag). We also provide tags with explicit Java...

Alex Earl May 11, 2020
Docker images for agents: New names and What's next

We would like to announce the renaming of the official Docker images for Jenkins agents. It does not have any immediate impact on Jenkins users, but they are expected to gradually upgrade their instances. This article provides information about the new official names, upgrade procedure, and the support policy for the old images. We will also talk about what’s next for the Docker...

Oleg Nenashev May 6, 2020