You only need to install the Jenkins software on a single server computer at your site. Select a computer that is accessible on your network, operates with minimal downtime, and has a local installation of your authoring tool. For more information, see About Jenkins prerequisites.
To install Jenkins
- Download the latest version of Jenkins from jenkins.io/download/.
Tip Select the latest stable (LTS) version of the installer for your platform (for example, jenkins.msi).
- Run the installer.
- When prompted, you can use the default installation location (for example, C:\Program Files\Jenkins\).
- When prompted for Service Logon Credentials, enter the credentials of the administrator account that you have prepared for use when building output targets.
Tip If you encounter issues with your user credentials, see the Jenkins installation instructions for troubleshooting information.
- When prompted for the Jenkins Port Selection, use the default (8080).
- When prompted for the Java home directory, navigate to the location to which you have installed Java (this is the JRE or JDK directory—not the binary directory).
- When you have finished configuring the installation, click Finish to finish the installation and exit the installer.
- In a browser, navigate to the URL http://localhost:8080.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to unlock Jenkins.
Tip You can typically find the Administrator unlock password in C:\Program Files\Jenkins\Jenkins.err.log.
- When prompted to customize Jenkins, click Install suggested plugins.
- When prompted to create the first Admin User, enter the credentials you would like to use to sign into Jenkins as the build administrator, and then click Save and Continue.
- When prompted for the instance location, leave it set to the default value of http://localhost:8080/, and then click Save and Finish.
- Click Start Using Jenkins.
You are now ready to install required plug-ins.