Learning Outcomes:
- Understand the principles and benefits of Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment.
- Set up and configure Jenkins for different project types.
- Create and customize Jenkins pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment.
- Integrate Jenkins with version control systems and other CI/CD tools.
- Troubleshoot common issues and optimize Jenkins performance.
- Implement security best practices in Jenkins
Beneficial for
- Software Developers
- DevOps Engineers
- System Administrators
- Release Engineers
- Anyone interested in mastering Jenkins for CI/CD
Course Pre-requisite
- Version control systems (e.g., Git)
- Software development concepts
- Basic command-line usage
Course Outline
Software Development processes
Jenkins platform overview
What is Continuous Integration?
What is Continuous Delivery?
What is Continuous Deployment?
Key Features and Benefits
Installing Jenkins
Configuring Jenkins instances and nodes
Managing plugins
Freestyle projects
Pipeline projects
Multibranch pipelines
Integrating Jenkins with Git
Configuring repository branches
Automating builds
Running unit tests
Code quality analysis
Setting up deployment pipelines
Integrating with deployment tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
Security considerations
Performance optimization
Backup and recovery strategies
Distributed builds
Jenkins file syntax
Customizing the Jenkins environment
Build automation basics
Continuous Deployment / Delivery
Declaring your project language (Java, JavaScript, Python, PHP, Ruby)
Running multiple steps
Recording and reporting test results
End of pipeline tasks
Using a Jenkins file
Job chaining and visualization
Shared libraries
Running Jenkins in a Docker container
Deploying Jenkins using Kubernetes
Pipeline Development tools
Package management
Managing Users
Jenkins security considerations
