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Using and Managing Jenkins
Jenkins interacts with the development world using plugins. In this course, you’ll explore what plugins are, how they work, and how to manage them effectively.
What you'll learn
Working with Jenkins beyond a trivial level means leveraging plugins to perform the specific tasks your software pipelines need. In this course, Using and Managing Jenkins, you’ll learn how plugins work and how to work with them effectively. First, you’ll learn the structure of Jenkins plugins and how Jenkins interacts with them. Next, you’ll learn the primary tool for working with Jenkins plugins, the Jenkins Plugin Manager. Finally, you’ll learn how to automate Jenkins plugin tasks using Groovy script. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of how to work with plugins needed to execute and elevate the effectiveness of your software pipelines in Jenkins.
Table of contents
- A Quick Look at Groovy | 5m 57s
- Demo: Hello Plugin in the Script Console | 3m 14s
- Two Ways to Automate Plugins with Groovy | 2m 30s
- Demo: Using the CLI for Plugin Management | 5m 36s
- Demo: A Plugin Management Startup Script | 4m 53s
- Managing Plugins via a Pipeline | 4m 12s
- Demo: Enforcing a Plugin Whitelist in a Pipeline | 10m 47s
About the author
Chris B. Behrens is a writer, speaker and software developer, specializing in DevOps. He has been a developer and architect for more than twenty years focusing on small to medium size companies and the development changes they face.
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