Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Over the past decade, Jenkins has served as the definitive tool for creating continuous delivery pipelines. Now, Jenkins 2 takes this open source automation server to a new level. This practical guide shows you how the latest features enable you to define pipelines-as-code, make pipelines restartable and recoverable, and add automatic processing for GitHub branches and organizations. You'll also learn Jenkins' improved support for containerization through Docker.
If you're familiar with Jenkins, and want to take advantage of the new technologies to transform your legacy pipelines, this book covers recent advances in this hugely popular open-source tool. You'll also learn new Jenkins features on the way, including declarative pipelines and the Blue Ocean interface.
Synopsis
Design, implement, and execute continuous delivery pipelines with a level of flexibility, control, and ease of maintenance that was not possible with Jenkins before. With this practical book, build administrators, developers, testers, and other professionals will learn how the features in Jenkins 2 let you define pipelines as code, leverage integration with other key technologies, and create automated, reliable pipelines to simplify and accelerate your DevOps environments.
Author Brent Laster shows you how Jenkins 2 is significantly different from the more traditional, web-only versions of this popular open source automation platform. If you're familiar with Jenkins and want to take advantage of the new technologies to transform your legacy pipelines or build new modern, automated continuous delivery environments, this is your book.
- Create continuous delivery pipelines as code with the Jenkins domain-specific language
- Get practical guidance on how to migrate existing jobs and pipelines
- Harness best practices and new methods for controlling access and security
- Explore the structure, implementation, and use of shared pipeline libraries
- Learn the differences between declarative syntax and scripted syntax
- Leverage new and existing project types in Jenkins
- Understand and use the new Blue Ocean graphical interface
- Take advantage of the capabilities of the underlying OS in your pipeline
- Integrate analysis tools, artifact management, and containers