What is Jenkins and How Does It Work? | Definition from TechTarget
Summary
Jenkins is an open source continuous integration/continuous delivery and deployment (CI/CD) automation software DevOps tool written in the Java programming language. Other advantages Jenkins provides include increased release velocity because deployments arent bound to operator availability or other personnel limitations. Other cloud-native technologies that Jenkins X uses include Helm, for helping manage Kubernetes applications, and Tekton, a framework that further assists with creating CI/CD systems. Once Jenkins is installed on a server, all its projects share a common goal: to aid developers with a repeatable workflow that builds and tests new code, then deploys and releases new software into production. A Jenkinsfile is a text file that describes a pipeline in the form of code, explaining its purpose and how its configured to suit a specific projects needs.