Setting up Jenkins Master

 

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Setup  Jenkins Master

#updating the system
sudo apt-get update -y && sudo apt-get upgrade -y

Incase it prompts, please press ok using keyboard

. Install the applications: wget, unzip and java (openjdk-11-jdk)

apt-get install -y wget unzip openjdk-17-jdk

This is the Debian package repository of Jenkins to automate installation and upgrade. To use this repository, first add the key to your system:

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 your local package index, then finally install Jenkins:

  sudo apt-get update
  sudo apt-get install jenkins
  systemctl status jenkins
   

 

note down the initial password

 cat /var/lib/jenkins/secrets/initialAdminPassword

Open a web browser to log into the Jenkins interface. Use the Jenkins Master IP Address, port 8080 :example  http://192.168.40.131:8080

. Click ‘Install Suggested Plugins

When prompted, create a new user using:

username: admin
password: pass@word1
The email address you use for this user is irrelevant (you can use 'admin@localhost'

Done with setup