Jenkins Installation

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Jenkins Installation

In this hands-on lab, we will install Java and Jenkins. Once this is done and the Jenkins instance is up and running, take some time to look around the interface and ensure you are familiar with all the menu items and other parts of the interface.

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Lab Info

Level

Intermediate

Last updated

Sep 23, 2025

Duration

1h 0m

Challenge

Install java-17-openjdk
1. Install java-17-openjdk
  
  sudo yum install -y fontconfig java-17-openjdk

Challenge

Install the Repo and Key, and Then Install/Start Jenkins

Install wget:
```
sudo yum install -y wget
```

Download the repo:

sudo wget -O /etc/yum.repos.d/jenkins.repo https://pkg.jenkins.io/redhat-stable/jenkins.repo

Import the required key:

sudo rpm --import https://pkg.jenkins.io/redhat-stable/jenkins.io-2023.key

Install Jenkins:
```
sudo yum install -y jenkins
```
Reload systemd files:
```
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
```
Enable Jenkins:
```
sudo systemctl enable jenkins
```
Start Jenkins:
```
sudo systemctl start jenkins
```

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