There are many ways to install Jenkins. You can download the compiled version and install it within your operating system in a few seconds! However, Jenkins is usually run on a separate machine that is accessed 24 hours a day. However, it will be costly to buy or rent a server just for demonstration; this is why the chapter will demonstrate this on a virtual machine. For this purpose, we will use the VirtualBox and Vagrant command-line tools. We have to go through the following steps to set up Jenkins:
Firstly, install VirtualBox. Download it from the official site at https://www.virtualbox.org and follow the instructions given.
We should have a command-line tool for the easy configuration of virtual machines. For this purpose, install Vagrant. Go to the http://www.vagrantup.com/downloads page and download the application for your operating system.
Then, install it as a basic application though the installer of your operating system. To make sure that you have installed Vagrant...