Kubernetes plugin for Jenkins

One way we can use Kubernetes for our CI/CD pipeline is to run our Jenkins build slaves in a containerized environment. Luckily, there is already a plugin, written by Carlos Sanchez, which allows you to run Jenkins slaves in Kubernetes' pods.

Prerequisites

You'll need a Jenkins server handy for this next example. If you don't have one you can use, there is a Docker image available at https://hub.docker.com/_/jenkins/.

Running it from the Docker CLI is as simple as this:

docker run --name myjenkins -p 8080:8080 -v /var/jenkins_home jenkins

Installing plugins

Log in to your Jenkins server, and from your home dashboard, click on Manage Jenkins. Then, select Manage Plugins from the list.

Note

A note for those installing a new Jenkins server: When you first log in to the Jenkins server, it asks you to install plugins. Choose the default ones or no plugins will be installed:

Jenkins main dashboard

The credentials plugin is required, but should be installed by default. We can...