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DevOps for Web Development
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Jenkins provides us with multiple ways to install it for all types of users. We can install it on at least the following operating systems:
Ubuntu/Debian
Windows
Mac OS X
OpenBSD
FreeBSD
openSUSE
Gentoo
CentOS/Fedora/Red Hat
One of the easiest options I recommend is to use a WAR file. A WAR file can be used with or without a container or web application server. Having Java is a must before we try to use a WAR file for Jenkins, which can be done as follows:
Download the jenkins.war file from
https://jenkins.io/
.
Open command prompt in Windows or a terminal in Linux, go to the directory where the jenkins.war file is stored, and execute the following command:
java - jar jenkins.war
Once Jenkins is fully up and running, as shown in the following screenshot, explore it in the web browser by visiting http://localhost:8080.:

By default, Jenkins works on port 8080. Execute the following command from the command-line:
java -jar jenkins.war --httpPort=9999
For HTTPS, use the following...