Continuous Integration for the Masses Hudson Jenkins The Definitive Guide John Ferguson Smart Creative Commons Edition Copyright .................................................................................................................... xix Foreword ..................................................................................................................... xxi Preface ...................................................................................................................... xxiii 1. Audience ....................................................................................................... xxiii 2. Book Layout .................................................................................................. xxiii 3. Jenkins or Hudson? ......................................................................................... xxiii 4. Font Conventions ............................................................................................ xxiv 5. Command-Line Conventions ............................................................................. xxiv 6. Contributors .................................................................................................... xxv 7. The Review Team ........................................................................................... xxvi 8. Book Sponsors ................................................................................................ xxvi 8.1. Wakaleo Consulting .............................................................................. xxvi 8.2. CloudBees .......................................................................................... xxvii 8.3. Odd-e ................................................................................................ xxvii 9. Using Code Examples .................................................................................... xxviii 10. Safari® Books Online ................................................................................... xxviii 11. How to Contact Us ........................................................................................ xxix 12. Acknowledgments .......................................................................................... xxix 1. Introducing Jenkins ...................................................................................................... 1 1.1. Introduction ..................................................................................................... 1 1.2. Continuous Integration Fundamentals .................................................................... 1 1.3. Introducing Jenkins (née Hudson) ........................................................................ 2 1.4. From Hudson to Jenkins—A Short History ............................................................ 3 1.5. Should I Use Jenkins or Hudson? ......................................................................... 4 1.6. Introducing Continuous Integration into Your Organization ....................................... 5 1.6.1. Phase 1—No Build Server ....................................................................... 5 1.6.2. Phase 2—Nightly Builds .......................................................................... 5 1.6.3. Phase 3—Nightly Builds and Basic Automated Tests ..................................... 5 1.6.4. Phase 4—Enter the Metrics ...................................................................... 6 1.6.5. Phase 5—Getting More Serious About Testing ............................................. 6 1.6.6. Phase 6—Automated Acceptance Tests and More Automated Deployment......... 6 1.6.7. Phase 7—Continuous Deployment ............................................................. 6 1.7. Where to Now? ................................................................................................ 7 2. Your First Steps with Jenkins ........................................................................................ 9 2.1. Introduction ..................................................................................................... 9 2.2. Preparing Your Environment ............................................................................... 9 2.2.1. Installing Java ...................................................................................... 10 2.2.2. Installing Git ........................................................................................ 11 2.2.3. Setting Up a GitHub Account .