Jenkins is a leading open-source automation server, designed to automate the software development process. It supports building, testing, and deploying applications, making it a central hub for Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD).
Key Features:
- Extensible Automation: Jenkins can be used as a simple CI server or transformed into a comprehensive continuous delivery hub.
- Plugin Ecosystem: Integrates with virtually every tool in the CI/CD toolchain through hundreds of plugins.
- Easy Installation and Configuration: Ready to run out-of-the-box with packages for various operating systems, and easily configurable via a web interface.
- Distributed Builds: Distributes work across multiple machines to accelerate builds, tests, and deployments.
Use Cases:
- Automating build processes.
- Running automated tests.
- Deploying applications to various environments.
- Orchestrating complex workflows.
- Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery pipelines.
