About Pipeline Steps Documentation Generator Improvements is a project under Google Summer of Code 2022, and this project aims to improve the steps documentation generated for Pipeline jobs, which is used by thousands of Pipeline developers worldwide. Some initial parts of the project involved changes to the UI of the website. I spent most of the community bonding period thinking about possible improvements, understanding the code base...

Scaling out iOS builds on AWS with EC2 mac Introduction The number of mobile application subscriptions are increasing annually, trending towards 8 billion and combined number of apps in the app stores are close to 6 million. Mobile application development has become prevalent, not just for consumer facing businesses but also with the remote workforce. Many large enterprises also support an internal app store catering to organization specific functionalities. As a result...

Many new contributors may hesitate to contribute to a Jenkins plugin. They may be concerned that the time commitment is too great. They may be worried that they lack the technical skills to maintain a plugin. They may not feel adequate to handle issues related to a Jenkins plugin. This blog post introduces the "Improve a plugin" developer tutorial for new contributors. The tutorial is a result of the...

We are excited to announce that the relationship between DigitalOcean and Jenkins continues to grow! We want to thank DigitalOcean for providing such incredible support to the Jenkins project. DigitalOcean has provided a substantial donation of $18,000 to the Jenkins project. This is in addition to their previous sponsorship. Combining these, DigitalOcean has granted over $20,000 to the Jenkins project. The funding aspect is clear, but there are several...

Once again, Hacktoberfest is back! During this October event, everyone can celebrate and support open-source by contributing changes and can earn limited edition swag. September is the perfect time to prepare for Hacktoberfest. Get a jump start by finding projects to contribute to, adding "Hacktoberfest" tag to your projects, or familiarizing yourself with Git. The Jenkins community will participate once again in the event. We invite you to contribute...

Create iOS Unity build pipelines on AWS with Jenkins and EC2 Mac instances Every mobile game, whether it is a multiplayer or standalone game, must build binaries. Developers of high budget, high profile AAA and AA games tend to lean towards managing a build farm, whereas independent developers (indies) may rely on local or third-party solutions. Managing compute infrastructure is a time consuming and ongoing task for many companies and...

We wanted to share the agenda to the Contributor Summit in Orlando, Florida - as it stands at the moment. Entry fee: No cost to attend. Sign up via the sign up sheet (room capacity: 30). Event is in person only. Location: Orlando World Center Marriott: 8701 World Center Dr, Orlando, FL 32821 (Room: Magnolia 19) Key dates: Sept 27 - Contributor Summit @ 9AM - 5PM Sept 28 & 29 -...

Abstract Jenkinsfile Runner Action for GitHub Actions aims at providing customized environments and useful GitHub Actions for the users. Therefore, users can execute the Jenkins pipeline in the GitHub Actions runners. It enables running Jenkins pipelines in a Function-as-a-Service context. Users can customize their environment by setting up base images, configuring the Jenkins Configuration-as-Code plugin, extending vanilla images or providing initial hooks for the temporary Jenkins controller. Several examples about...