Jenkins setup using docker volume

Introduction:

In the field of continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD), Jenkins stands as a leading tool, empowering development teams to efficiently automate their build, test, and deployment processes. However, ensuring the persistence of Jenkins data across the container lifecycle can be challenging. Docker volumes provide a solution by enabling external storage of Jenkins data, providing flexibility and resiliency. In this blog post, we will explain in detail the steps required to set up Jenkins with Docker volumes for persistent data storage.

Prerequisites:

Before we begin, ensure that Docker is installed on your system. You can

download and install Docker from the official Docker website.

Step 1: Create Docker Volume

The first step involves creating a Docker volume to persistently store Jenkins data. Execute the following commands in your terminal:

$ docker volume create jenkins-data-new

This command will create a Docker volume named “jenkins-data-new”.

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Step 2: Run Jenkins Container with Docker Volume

Next, run the Jenkins container, making sure that it mounts the previously created Docker volume. Execute the following commands:

$ docker run -p 8080:8080 -p 50000:50000 -v jenkins-data-new:/var/jenkins_home jenkins/jenkins:lts

Step 3: Access Jenkins

Once the container is running, you can access Jenkins by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:8081.

Localhost:8081

Step 4: Unlock Jenkins

copy that password and paste it on Administrator Password.

Then click on continue.

Step 5: Install Plugins and Configure Jenkins

As soon as you click on the Continue button, you will be redirected to a page suggesting you to install suggested plugins. After that, click on “Install recommended plugins”.

Please note that if users want to install only selected essential plugins, it is recommended to select the “Select plugins to install” option.

After clicking the Suggested Plugins button, the standard plugin installation will automatically start as displayed

Finally, after installation of all the suggested plugins, you will be redirected to the user account page.

Put username, new password that you want to put.

Then click on save and finish.

After clicking, you will be redirected to a new screen that will display a message like

“Jenkins is Ready”. Now click on the “Start using Jenkins” button.

Here is the jenkins setup using docker volume complete.

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Mahesh Wabale is the admin & author of this blog, Technology enthusiast with interest in DevOps, CICD, Spring Boot, Microservices Architecture He has more than 7 years of experience in IT industry, programming language and development stuff. He loves to share his experience with his blog.