Day 23: Jenkins Freestyle Project for DevOps Engineers.
I am Yashraj Singh Sisodiya, a 3rd Year CSE student at SVVV, born and raised in Shujalpur. Currently residing in Indore, I'm passionate about pursuing a career in DevOps engineering. My tech journey began with an internship at Infobyte, honing my skills as an Android Developer intern. Alongside my academic pursuits, I actively participate in co-curriculars, holding roles as Technical Lead at Abhyudaya and Cloud Lead at GDSC SVVV, while also serving as an MLSA of my college.
I have a keen interest in Cloud Computing, demonstrated through projects such as User management and Backup using shell scripting Linux, Dockerizing applications, CI/CD with Jenkins, and deploying a 3-tier application on AWS. Always eager to learn, I'm committed to expanding my knowledge and skills in the ever-evolving tech landscape.
What Is a Build Job?
A Build Job in Jenkins is like a set of instructions for automating specific tasks during application development. It includes steps such as gathering ingredients (dependencies), assembling components (compiling), storing results (archiving), quality checking (testing), and deploying the application.
Jenkins offers various types of build jobs, each tailored for different requirements. It's like having different modes of operation (like manual, automatic, or semi-automatic) to streamline the development process.
What is Freestyle Projects ?
A Freestyle Project in Jenkins is a versatile project type that enables you to customize and configure various build, test, and deployment tasks according to your project's requirements. With a Freestyle Project, you can:
Define Build Steps: Specify the sequence of actions needed to build your software, such as compiling code, running tests, or packaging artifacts.
Set Build Triggers: Configure conditions that trigger the project to build automatically, such as changes to the source code repository or a predefined schedule.
Manage Build Environment: Customize the environment in which the build process runs, including specifying build agents, setting environment variables, or injecting build parameters.
Integrate with Plugins: Enhance functionality by integrating with Jenkins plugins that provide additional features like source code management, notifications, or post-build actions.
Publish Build Artifacts: Archive build artifacts or reports generated during the build process, making them accessible for further analysis or deployment.
Creating a Jenkins Hello-World-1 using Freestyle Project Configuration
1. Click on New Item
2. Type "Hello-World-1"
3. Click on Freestyle project…
4. Click on OK
5. Click on Add build step
6. Click on Execute shell
7. Click on
8. Type "o World by Yash"
9. Click on Apply
10. Click on Save
11. Click on Build Now
12. Click on #1
13. Click on Console Output
14. Right click on Started by user Yashraj singh sisodiya…
15. Click on Success…
