. Prologue Here’s a brief account of my journey to update my Jenkins Servers. Think of this as a “back of the napkin” guide that I used to research and upgrade my Jenkins Servers, which had been left unattended for far too long. I know many of you are seasoned experts – I wasn’t. I’ve Read more about Back of the Napkin Guide to Updating Jenkins, for the uninitiated[…]
Key Takeaways JDK21 is around the corner Contributed by: Wadeck Follonier A plugin security advisory was published on September 6. Security Advisory 2023-09-06 This included multiple high score vulnerabilities in various plugins. A core security advisory was published on September 20. Security Advisory 2023-09-20 Multiple vulnerabilities were corrected in core. This advisory also included fixes Read more about Jenkins September 2023 Newsletter[…]
Following up on my previous post about removing Prototype from Jenkins, Prototype has been removed from the 2.426 weekly release and will be removed from the November LTS release. This removal required changes in about 60 plugins. Use the Plugin Manager to upgrade all plugins before and after upgrading to Jenkins 2.426. A migration of Read more about Prototype removed from Jenkins 2.426[…]
Introduction In the modern software development landscape, continuous integration (CI) and continuous deployment (CD) are no longer just trendy buzzwords. They are vital components of the development cycle. Two tools that are often associated with these operations are Jenkins and Mergify. Jenkins, an open-source automation server, is used to automate parts of the development process, Read more about Supercharge Your Jenkins Workflow with Mergify[…]
This blog showcases all the work done in the project Building Jenkins.io with Alternative Tools during Google Summer of Code 2023. Table of Contents About Project Coding Phase 1 Coding Phase 2 Future Improvements Acknowledgments Useful Links About Project The Jenkins documentation site is generated as a static website using Awestruct from AsciiDoc sources. One Read more about GSoC Building Jenkins.io with alternative tools[…]
Key Takeaways Jenkins project reports growth of 79% in Jenkins Pipeline, used to propel software delivery. Contributed by: Wadeck Follonier Andrea Chiera completed his 3 months internship within the Security team, auditing 100 plugins and finding 20+ vulnerabilities. Summer Internship in Jenkins security Thank you very much for your involvement and also to the team Read more about Jenkins August 2023 Newsletter[…]
We are excited to announce the 2023 Jenkins Governance Board and officer elections! Nominations Nominations can be submitted for two governance board positions, and all five officer positions (Security, Events, Release, Infrastructure, and Documentation). During the registration period, we invite community members to nominate candidates by sending a message to the election-committee group. In your Read more about Jenkins Board and Officer Elections 2023 – Nominations Open[…]
Table of Contents About the Project Phase 1 Phase 2 Next Steps Acknowledgments Useful Links About the Project The aim of my project was to tackle the challenges and intricacies that users frequently encounter when configuring Jenkins with Docker. The current process comprises numerous daunting steps associated with security risks. My objective was to resolve Read more about Docker-based Jenkins quick start examples[…]
Context Jenkins is an open-source CI/CD solution that is extensible with a wide range of plugins that can be installed using the Jenkins plugin distribution repository or via manual installation. This extensibility is a powerful feature of Jenkins, but it is a critical aspect that has to be secured to avoid risks and vulnerabilities that Read more about Summer Internship in Jenkins security[…]
Key Takeaways A Jenkins Core security advisory was published on July 26 The official documentation has migrated to Java 17 Operating system end of life notifications have been added Contributed by: Wadeck Follonier During July, there were two Security Advisories published: Plugin security advisory published on July 12 Multiple high-score vulnerabilities A total of 16 Read more about Jenkins July 2023 Newsletter[…]