Would you like to learn how to do a Jenkins installation on Ubuntu Linux? In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to install Jenkins on a computer running Ubuntu Linux.

• Ubuntu 18.04
• Ubuntu 19.04
• Jenkins 2.190.1
• openjdk-11-jdk

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Tutorial Jenkins - Installation on Ubuntu Linux

Install Java and other required packages.

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Download and install the Jenkins repository key.

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Add the official Jenkins repository to your APT database

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Install Jenkins on Ubuntu Linux.

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Enable the Jenkins service to start automatically.

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Verify the Jenkins service status.

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Here is the comand output:

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Open a browser software, enter the IP address of your Jenkins server plus :8080 to access the web interface.

In our example, the following URL was entered in the Browser:

• https://192.168.15.11:8080

The Jenkins web interface should be presented

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Get the password to unlock the Jenkins installation from the initialAdminPassword file.

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Click on the install suggested plugins option.

ubuntu install jenkins plugins

Wait for Jenkins plugins installation to finish.

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The system will request you to create Jenkins Administrative user account.

jenkins install ubuntu admin

Click on the Save and Continue button.

In our example, we created the Jenkin account named Admin using the password kamisama123.

Configure the desired Jenkins instance URL.

jenkins installation url

In our example, we used the Jenkins URL: http://192.168.15.11:8080/

Tutorial Jenkins - Web Interface

Now, we need to access the Jenkins web interface.

Open a browser software, enter the IP address of your Jenkins server plus :8080.

In our example, the following URL was entered in the Browser:

• http://192.168.15.11:8080

On the login screen, use the Jenkins default username and password you created before.

• Default Username: Admin
• Default Password: kamisama123

Jenkins login

After a successful login, you will be sent to the Jenkins Dashboard.

Jenkins Dashboard

If you are facing a blank screen after Jenkins login, you need to restart the Jenkins service.

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Congratulations! You have finished the Jenkins installation on Ubuntu Linux.