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Jenkins installation guide on Ubuntu Server
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- Akil Mahmod Tipu
- @akiltipu
Install Jenkins on Ubuntu Server
Update the package list
sudo apt update
Add Jenkins repository key
sudo wget -O /usr/share/keyrings/jenkins-keyring.asc \
https://pkg.jenkins.io/debian-stable/jenkins.io-2023.key
Then add a Jenkins apt repository entry:
echo deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/jenkins-keyring.asc] \
https://pkg.jenkins.io/debian-stable binary/ | sudo tee \
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/jenkins.list > /dev/null
Update the package list
sudo apt update
Install Java (Jenkins requires Java)
sudo apt-get install fontconfig openjdk-17-jre -y
Add Jenkins repository to sources list
echo "deb http://pkg.jenkins.io/debian-stable binary/" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/jenkins.list
Update package list again to include Jenkins repository
sudo apt update
Install Jenkins
sudo apt install -y jenkins
Start Jenkins service
sudo systemctl start jenkins
Enable Jenkins to start on boot
sudo systemctl enable jenkins
Display initial Jenkins admin password
echo "Waiting for Jenkins to start..."
sleep 60 # Wait for Jenkins to fully start (adjust if needed)
Retrieve the initial admin password
JENKINS_PASSWORD=$(sudo cat /var/lib/jenkins/secrets/initialAdminPassword)
echo "Jenkins initial admin password: $JENKINS_PASSWORD"
echo "Access Jenkins at http://your-server-ip:8080"
Nicer Paassword Output:
echo -e "===========Initial Admin Password ===========\n"
sudo cat /var/lib/jenkins/secrets/initialAdminPassword
echo -e "\n"
echo -e "===========Initial Admin Password ==========="
Open the firewall to allow access to Jenkins
sudo ufw allow 8080
Display Jenkins status
sudo systemctl status jenkins | cat