Background Jenkins custom resources on a Kubernetes cluster are deployed using declarative YAML configuration files; hence some of the plugins declared in these files may contain security warnings. So there is no way for the user to know other than manually checking for each on the site. This project aims to add an extra step of validation before creating/updating a new Jenkins Custom Resource. Deliverables This project aims to...

What is Tekton? Tekton is a powerful and flexible open-source framework for creating CI/CD systems, allowing developers to build, test, and deploy across cloud providers and on-premises systems. Why use Tekton? Tekton pipelines have a number of benefits: they are cloud native and designed from the ground up for kubernetes each Tekton Pipeline is fully declarative and completely self described; it does not depend on any separate out of...

We are happy to announce that Jenkins Operator officially became an official Jenkins sub-project. What does it mean for the project? Becoming an official part of the Jenkins project was a major step towards better alignment with the overall Jenkins’ roadmap and more opportunities to increase adoption of the Jenkins Operator project. Finally, with a dedicated team at VirtusLab actively maintaining the project we can engage with...

Jenkins is the world’s leading open-source automation server used by companies large and small around the globe to implement continuous integration and continuous delivery. Kubernetes is a portable, extensible, open-source platform for managing containerized workloads and services, that facilitates both declarative configuration and automation. Kubernetes is compatible with the majority of CI/CD tools which allow developers to run tests, deploy builds in Kubernetes and update applications...

We are super excited to announce that the Document Jenkins on Kubernetes Project recently merged its first PR into Jenkins.io. This PR adds a new Kubernetes section to the existing Installing Jenkins chapter of Jenkins.io. This new section describes two options to install/run Jenkins on Kubernetes, how to setup a minikube cluster on which to run your Jenkins deployment and finally a bonus segment that explains...

I’m thrilled to announce that I will be participating in Google Season of Docs (GSoD) 2020 with the Jenkins project. I started contributing to Jenkins documentation during the technical writer exploration phase for Google Season of Docs 2020 and I must say, my journey so far has been nothing short of amazing majorly because of the supportive community behind this project. I chose the Jenkins project because I...

I am Long Nguyen from FPT University, Vietnam. My project for Google Summer of Code 2019 is Remoting over Apache Kafka with Kubernetes features. After a successful Phase 1, finally the 2.0 version of the plugin has been released. The 2.0 version provides seamless integration with Kubernetes environment. 2.0 version features Start a simple Apache Kafka server in Kubernetes. Dynamically provision Remoting Kafka Agent in Kubernetes. Helm chart...

I am Long Nguyen from FPT University, Vietnam. My project for Google Summer of Code 2019 is Remoting over Apache Kafka with Kubernetes features. This is the first time I have contributed for Jenkins and I am very excited to announce the features that have been done in Phase 1. Project Introduction Current version of Remoting over Apache Kafka plugin requires users to manually configure the...

The time has come - KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2018 has arrived. The conference has completely sold out and the schedule is jam packed with interesting talks. If you’re among those with tickets, here are a couple Jenkins related events that might interest you: On Wednesday at 3:40pm, Carlos Sanchez will be presenting Jenkins X: Continuous Delivery for Kubernetes in Tahoma 3/4 @ TCC. On Tuesday at 2:35pm, Jonathan...

At long last, the way we build and deploy software is finally changing and significantly so. The days of the persnickety, prima donna build machine where monolithic applications were built, tested, and deployed are numbered. And that is a "Good Thing (tm)" - a consequence of how we will meet the transformation goals of our businesses. Modern applications consist of distributed services, often with multiple microservices that...