Jenkins for Beginners: Build Your First CI/CD Pipeline

Ready to move beyond manual software builds and deployments? This course introduces you to the world of automation, showing you how to build reliable and efficient pipelines for your projects. By the end of this course, you will understand the core principles of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD). You'll gain the practical skills to install, configure, and use Jenkins to automate the entire software delivery lifecycle, from compiling code to managing artifacts. What you'll learn: - Understand core DevOps principles and the fundamental concepts of CI/CD. - Learn to install, configure, and manage a Jenkins automation server. - Practice building projects automatically with common build tools like Maven and Gradle. - Create modern, declarative pipelines using a Jenkinsfile for version-controlled automation. - Manage build artifacts and dependencies with an artifact repository like Artifactory. - Integrate Docker into your Jenkins pipeline to build applications in consistent, isolated environments. - Explore techniques for automating database schema changes within your pipeline. The course starts with key terminology and foundational concepts before guiding you through practical exercises to build and enhance your own automation workflows. You will read clear explanations and work with code examples to solidify your understanding. This course is designed for absolute beginners. No prior experience with Jenkins, DevOps, or automation tools is required to get started. Begin your journey into build and release automation today.