Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI CD) with Jenkins

Overview

Automation is a core pillar of the DevOps movement, enabling faster and more reliable software releases. This one-day course introduces Jenkins, a leading build automation server that streamlines continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) workflows. Participants will learn to install, configure, and manage Jenkins environments, automate builds triggered by Git activities, and deploy applications to a Tomcat server. Designed with a hands-on approach, this course emphasises practical application to ensure learners gain valuable real-world skills.

Prerequisites

Participants should have:

• Experience of using Git
• Running commands in the terminal

Target audience

This course is designed for:

• Delegates trying to learn the basics of Jenkins
• Delegates trying to learn how to use plugins & builds tools
• Learning CI/CD testing & automation

Objectives

By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

• Install & manage Jenkins
• Set up & maintain pipelines for builds
• Create notifications and post build actions

Outline

Jenkins Basics

• What is Jenkins?
• Why would we use Jenkins
• Demo: Installing Jenkins

Pipelines

• Setting up Jenkins pipelines?
• Automated Webhooks

Pipelines as Code

• Declarative vs Scripted pipelines
• Creating Jenkinsfiles

Build Tools & Tests

• Common build tools
• Running unit tests in pipelines

Notifications & Post-Build Actions

• What are they?
• Email notifications
• Archiving & publishing artifacts

Advanced Jenkins Topics

• Best practices
• Multi-branch pipelines
• Security & Access Control

Hands-On Learning

• Installing & Accessing Jenkins
• Creating GitHub Account and setting up webhooks
• Creating GitHub Account and setting up webhooks
• Add tool integration to Jenkinsfile
• Integrate notifications into Jenkinsfile

Exams and assessments

Please note that this course is designed to provide you with a highly practical exploration of many of the key Jenkins features. There is no specific certification associated with this course.