Jenkins Tutorial for Beginners – Full Guide to CI/CD (2025)

Jenkins Tutorial for Beginners – Full Guide to CI/CD (2025)

New to Jenkins? In this beginner-friendly tutorial, you’ll learn **what Jenkins is, how it works, and how to set it up for your own projects**. Jenkins is one of the most popular open-source automation tools used to implement **CI/CD pipelines**—making it a must-know for developers, DevOps engineers, and testers. By the end of this tutorial, you’ll have Jenkins installed, configured, and running your first automated job! 🔹 What You’ll Learn: What Jenkins is and why it’s used Installing Jenkins on Windows, macOS, or Linux Setting up Jenkins for the first time Understanding Jenkins architecture and pipeline basics Creating and running your first Jenkins job Integrating GitHub or Git repositories Installing plugins to enhance Jenkins functionality Creating and running freestyle and pipeline jobs Scheduling builds with cron-style triggers Basic CI/CD workflow demonstration 📌 Installation Steps: 1. Install Java (JDK 11 or later) 2. Download Jenkins from: [https://www.jenkins.io/download](https://www.jenkins.io/download) 3. Run the Jenkins installer and open `http://localhost:8080` in your browser 4. Unlock Jenkins with the admin password 5. Install suggested plugins 6. Create your admin user and start building! 📁 Sample Pipeline Code: ```groovy pipeline { agent any stages { stage('Build') { steps { echo 'Building the project...' } } stage('Test') { steps { echo 'Running tests...' } } stage('Deploy') { steps { echo 'Deploying application...' } } } } ``` 💡 Tips for Beginners: Keep plugins minimal to reduce maintenance Use GitHub webhooks for automatic builds Always back up Jenkins configuration and jobs ✅ Ideal for developers, testers, and DevOps engineers starting with CI/CD. 👍 Like this tutorial? Subscribe for more DevOps, CI/CD, and automation content! \#Jenkins #JenkinsTutorial #CICD #DevOps #JenkinsForBeginners #Automation #BuildPipeline #GitHubIntegration #JenkinsPipeline #SoftwareDevelopment #ContinuousIntegration #ContinuousDeployment #JenkinsSetup #DevOpsTools #LearnJenkins