Jenkins Continuous Integration Cookbook Second Edition

Over 90 recipes to produce great results from Jenkins using pro-level practices, techniques, and solutions In Detail Jenkins is an award-wining and one of the most popular Continuous Integration servers in the market today. It was designed to maintain, secure, communicate, test, build, and improve the software development process. This book starts by examining the most common maintenance tasks. This is followed by steps that enable you to enhance the overall security of Jenkins. You will then explore the relationship between Jenkins builds and Maven pom.xml. Then, you will learn how to use plugins to display code metrics and fail builds to improve quality, followed by how to run performance and functional tests against a web application and web services. Finally, you will see what the available plugins are, concluding with best practices to improve quality. What You Will Learn Integrate Jenkins with LDAP and SSO solutions Maintain and secure Jenkins Run an integration server firing automatic functional and performance tests Communicate through social media and by plotting custom data Skin Jenkins to your corporate look and feel Refine the use of code metrics to improve quality Write your first custom Jenkins plugin Apply tweaks to optimize your use of Jenkins Downloading the example code for this book. You can download the example code files for all Packt books you have purchased from your account at http://www.PacktPub.com. If you purchased this book elsewhere, you can visit http://www.PacktPub.com/support and register to have the files e-mailed directly to you.

Get a problem-solution approach enriched with code examples for practical and easy comprehension About This Book Explore the use of more than 40 best-of-breed plug-ins for improving efficiency Secure and maintain Jenkins 2.x by integrating it with LDAP and CAS, which is a Single Sign-on solution Efficiently build advanced pipelines with pipeline as code, thus increasing your team's productivity Who This Book Is For If you are a Java developer, a software architect, a technical project manager, a build manager, or a development or QA engineer, then this book is ideal for you. A basic understanding of the software development life cycle and Java development is needed, as well as a rudimentary understanding of Jenkins. What You Will Learn Install and Configure Jenkins 2.x on AWS and Azure Explore effective ways to manage and monitor Jenkins 2.x Secure Jenkins 2.x using Matrix-based Security Deploying a WAR file from Jenkins 2.x to Azure App Services and AWS Beanstalk Automate deployment of application on AWS and Azure PaaS Continuous Testing – Unit Test Execution, Functional Testing and Load Testing In Detail Jenkins 2.x is one of the most popular Continuous Integration servers in the market today. It was designed to maintain, secure, communicate, test, build, and improve the software development process. This book will begin by guiding you through steps for installing and configuring Jenkins 2.x on AWS and Azure. This is followed by steps that enable you to manage and monitor Jenkins 2.x. You will also explore the ways to enhance the overall security of Jenkins 2.x. You will then explore the steps involved in improving the code quality using SonarQube. Then, you will learn the ways to improve quality, followed by how to run performance and functional tests against a web application and web services. Finally, you will see what the available plugins are, concluding with best practices to improve quality. Style and approach This book provides a problem-solution approach to some common tasks and some uncommon tasks using Jenkins 2.x and is well-illustrated with practical code examples.

Speed up the software delivery process and software productivity using the latest features of Jenkins Key Features Take advantage of a Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery solution to speed up productivity and achieve faster software delivery See all the new features introduced in Jenkins 2.x, such as Pipeline as code, Multibranch pipeline, Docker Plugin, and more Learn to implement Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery by orchestrating multiple DevOps tools using Jenkins Book Description In past few years, agile software development has seen tremendous growth. There is a huge demand for software delivery solutions that are fast yet flexible to numerous amendments. As a result, Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) methodologies are gaining popularity. This book starts off by explaining the concepts of CI and its significance in the Agile. Next, you'll learn how to configure and set up Jenkins in many different ways. The book exploits the concept of "pipeline as code" and various other features introduced in the Jenkins 2.x release to their full potential. We also talk in detail about the new Jenkins Blue Ocean interface and the features that help to quickly and easily create a CI pipeline. Then we dive into the various features offered by Jenkins one by one, exploiting them for CI and CD. Jenkins' core functionality and flexibility allows it to fit in a variety of environments and can help streamline the development process for all stakeholders. Next, you'll be introduced to CD and will learn how to achieve it using Jenkins. Through this book's wealth of best practices and real-world tips, you'll discover how easy it is to implement CI and CD using Jenkins. What you will learn Get to know some of the most popular ways to set up Jenkins See all the new features introduced in the latest Jenkins, such as pipeline as code, Multibranch pipeline, and more Manage users, projects, and permissions in Jenkins to ensure better security Leverage the power of plugins in Jenkins Learn how to create a CI pipeline using Jenkins Blue Ocean Create a distributed build farm using Docker and use it with Jenkins Implement CI and CD using Jenkins See the difference between CD and Continuous Deployment Understand the concepts of CI Who this book is for The book is for those with little or no previous experience with Agile or CI and CD. It’s a good starting point for anyone new to this field who wants to leverage the benefits of CI and CD to increase productivity and reduce delivery time. It’s ideal for Build and Release engineers, DevOps engineers, SCM (Software Configuration Management) engineers, developers, testers, and project managers. If you’re already using Jenkins for CI, you can take your project to the next level—CD.

Get a problem-solution approach enriched with code examples for practical and easy comprehensionAbout This Book* Explore the use of more than 40 best-of-breed plug-ins for improving efficiency* Secure and maintain Jenkins 2.x by integrating it with LDAP and CAS, which is a Single Sign-on solution* Efficiently build advanced pipelines with pipeline as code, thus increasing your team's productivityWho This Book Is ForIf you are a Java developer, a software architect, a technical project manager, a build manager, or a development or QA engineer, then this book is ideal for you. A basic understanding of the software development life cycle and Java development is needed, as well as a rudimentary understanding of Jenkins.What You Will Learn* Install and Configure Jenkins 2.x on AWS and Azure* Explore effective ways to manage and monitor Jenkins 2.x* Secure Jenkins 2.x using Matrix-based Security* Deploying a WAR file from Jenkins 2.x to Azure App Services and AWS Beanstalk* Automate deployment of application on AWS and Azure PaaS* Continuous Testing - Unit Test Execution, Functional Testing and Load TestingIn DetailJenkins 2.x is one of the most popular Continuous Integration servers in the market today. It was designed to maintain, secure, communicate, test, build, and improve the software development process.This book will begin by guiding you through steps for installing and configuring Jenkins 2.x on AWS and Azure. This is followed by steps that enable you to manage and monitor Jenkins 2.x. You will also explore the ways to enhance the overall security of Jenkins 2.x. You will then explore the steps involved in improving the code quality using SonarQube. Then, you will learn the ways to improve quality, followed by how to run performance and functional tests against a web application and web services.Finally, you will see what the available plugins are, concluding with best practices to improve quality.Style and approachThis book provides a problem-solution approach to some common tasks and some uncommon tasks using Jenkins 2.x and is well-illustrated with practical code examples.

A beginner's guide to implementing Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery using Jenkins About This Book Speed up and increase software productivity and software delivery using Jenkins Automate your build, integration, release, and deployment processes with Jenkins—and learn how continuous integration (CI) can save you time and money Explore the power of continuous delivery using Jenkins through powerful real-life examples Who This Book Is For This book is for anyone who wants to exploit the power of Jenkins. This book servers a great starting point for those who are in the field DevOps and would like to leverage the benefits of CI and continuous delivery in order to increase productivity and reduce delivery time. What You Will Learn Take advantage of a continuous delivery solution to achieve faster software delivery Speed up productivity using a continuous Integration solution through Jenkins Understand the concepts of CI and continuous delivery Orchestrate many DevOps tools using Jenkins to automate builds, releases, deployment, and testing Explore the various features of Jenkins that make DevOps activities a piece of cake Configure multiple build machines in Jenkins to maintain load balancing Manage users, projects, and permissions in Jenkins to ensure better security Leverage the power of plugins in Jenkins In Detail In past few years, Agile software development has seen tremendous growth across the world. There is huge demand for software delivery solutions that are fast yet flexible to frequent amendments. As a result, CI and continuous delivery methodologies are gaining popularity. Jenkins' core functionality and flexibility allows it to fit in a variety of environments and can help streamline the development process for all stakeholders. This book starts off by explaining the concepts of CI and its significance in the Agile world with a whole chapter dedicated to it. Next, you'll learn to configure and set up Jenkins. You'll gain a foothold in implementing CI and continuous delivery methods. We dive into the various features offered by Jenkins one by one exploiting them for CI. After that, you'll find out how to use the built-in pipeline feature of Jenkins. You'll see how to integrate Jenkins with code analysis tools and test automation tools in order to achieve continuous delivery. Next, you'll be introduced to continuous deployment and learn to achieve it using Jenkins. Through this book's wealth of best practices and real-world tips, you'll discover how easy it is to implement a CI service with Jenkins. Style and approach This is a step-by-step guide to setting up a CI and continuous delivery system loaded with hands-on examples

If you are a Java developer, a software architect, a technical project manager, a build manager, or a development or QA engineer, then this book is ideal for you.A basic understanding of the software development life cycle and Java development is needed, as well as a rudimentary understanding of Jenkins.

Develop a base for DevOps culture by implementing Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery including automated builds, unit test execution, packaging, and static code analysis with Jenkins 2About This Book* Explore Continuous Integration and automation, along with how to manage and configure Jenkins* Master using Jenkins to build, test, and package Java applications* Learn about Jenkins' extensible features with automated deployment on cloud platforms such as AWS Elastic Beanstalk and Microsoft Azure App Services* Learn about creating a pipeline using Build Pipeline plugin and the Pipeline as Code feature available after the release of Jenkins 2.0Who This Book Is ForIf you are a Jenkins novice or beginner with a basic or no understanding of Continuous Integration, then this is the book for you. Beginners in Jenkins will get quick hands-on experience and gain the confidence to explore the use of Jenkins further.What You Will Learn* Get to grips with the challenges faced by developer communities* Learn about Continuous Integration and how it helps build various Java applications* Facilitate the installation and configuration of Jenkins* Install and configure code repositories and build tools* Learn about the integration of Eclipse with Jenkins* Manage the integration of Jenkins, code repositories, and build tools* Familiarize yourself with Continuous Integration for Java applications with unit test execution and static code analysis* Learn about Continuous Delivery and how to deploy applications in AWS and Microsoft AzureIn DetailIn agile development practices, developers need to integrate their work frequently to fix bugs or to create a new feature or functionality. Jenkins is used specifically for Continuous Integration, helping to enforce the principles of agile development. This book focuses on the latest and stable release of Jenkins (2.5 and later), featuring the latest features, such as Pipeline as Code, the new setup experience, and the improved UI. With the all-new Pipeline as Code feature, you will be able to build simple or advanced pipelines easily and rapidly, hence improving your teams' productivity.This book begins by tackling the installation of the necessary software dependencies and libraries you'll need to perform Continuous Integration for a Java application. From there, you'll integrate code repositories, applications, and build tools for the implementation of Continuous Integration.Finally, you will also learn how to automate your deployment on cloud platforms such as AWS and Microsoft Azure, along with a few advanced testing techniques.Style and approachThis book provides simple, step-by-step instructions, taking you from start to finish in accomplishing real-world Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery tasks.

A step-by-step guide to implementing Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CICD) for Mobile, Hybrid, and Web applications DESCRIPTION The main objective of the book is to create Declarative Pipeline for programming languages such as Java, Android, iOS, AngularJS, NodeJS, Flutter, Ionic Cordova, and .Net. The book starts by introducing all the areas which encompass the field of DevOps Practices. It covers definition of DevOps, DevOps history, benefits of DevOps culture, DevOps and Value Streams, DevOps practices, different Pipeline types such as Build Pipeline, Scripted Pipeline, Declarative Pipeline, and Blue Ocean. Each chapter focuses on Pipeline that includes Static Code Analysis using SonarQube or Lint tools, Unit tests, calculating code coverage, publishing unit tests and coverage reports, verifying the threshold of code coverage, creating build/package, and distributing package to a specific environment based on the type of programming language. The book will also teach you how to use different deployment distribution environments such as Azure App Services, Docker, Azure Container Services, Azure Kubernetes Service, and App Center. By the end, you will be able to implement DevOps Practices using Jenkins effectively and efficiently. KEY FEATURESÊÊ _ Understand how and when Continuous Integration makes a difference _ Learn how to create Declarative Pipeline for Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery _ Understand the importance of Continuous Code Inspection and Code Quality _ Learn to publish Unit Test and Code Coverage in Declarative Pipeline _ Understand theÊ importance of Quality Gates and Build Quality WHAT YOU WILL LEARNÊ _ Use Multi-Stage Pipeline (Pipeline as a Code) to implement Continuous Integration and ContinuousÊ Ê Ê Ê Delivery. _ Create and configure Cloud resources using Platform as a Service Model _ Deploy apps to Azure App Services, Azure Kubernetes and containers _ Understand how to distribute Mobile Apps (APK and IPA) to App Center _ Improve Code Quality and Standards using Continuous Code Inspection WHO THIS BOOK IS FORÊÊ This book is for DevOps Consultants, DevOps Evangelists, DevOps Engineers, Technical Specialists, Technical Architects, Cloud Experts, and Beginners. Having a basics knowledge of Application development and deployment, Cloud Computing, and DevOps Practices would be an added advantage. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introducing DevOps 2. Introducing Jenkins 2.0 and Blue Ocean 3. Building CICD Pipeline for Java Web Application 4. Building CICD Pipeline for Android App 5. Building CICD Pipeline for iOS App 6. Building CICD Pipeline for Angular Application 7. Building CICD Pipeline NodeJS Application 8. Building CICD Pipeline for Hybrid Mobile Application 9. Building CICD Pipeline for Python Application 10. Building CICD Pipeline for DotNet Application 11. Best Practices