Install Jenkins via Docker
dave@fedora:/git/devops-docker$ sudo docker run --name jenkins-test -p 8080:8080 -p 50000:50000 -d jenkins/jenkins:lts
[sudo] password for dave:
Unable to find image 'jenkins/jenkins:lts' locally
lts: Pulling from jenkins/jenkins
53c88f1dfeb7: Pull complete
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Digest: sha256:c4098086090ca98491d4bf66182f5e3b015a8232f2acf2df209a212a5801aa8e
Status: Downloaded newer image for jenkins/jenkins:lts
16c87f857d22f7a0be645a6a1cd88633bfef9b381a03c9061ad723acc4acc33c
Get admin password
dave@fedora:/git/devops-docker$ sudo docker logs jenkins-test
Running from: /usr/share/jenkins/jenkins.war
webroot: /var/jenkins_home/war
2026-04-12 13:46:37.724+0000 [id=1] INFO winstone.Logger#logInternal: Beginning extraction from war file
2026-04-12 13:46:38.325+0000 [id=1] WARNING o.e.j.ee9.nested.ContextHandler#setContextPath: Empty contextPath
2026-04-12 13:46:38.359+0000 [id=1] INFO org.eclipse.jetty.server.Server#doStart: jetty-12.1.5; built: 2025-12-03T22:18:24.732Z; git: 4905d09d7b6801e792d7b73946cf7b66e4be25d6; jvm 21.0.9+10-LTS
2026-04-12 13:46:38.654+0000 [id=1] INFO o.e.j.e.w.StandardDescriptorProcessor#visitServlet: NO JSP Support for /, did not find org.eclipse.jetty.ee9.jsp.JettyJspServlet
2026-04-12 13:46:38.699+0000 [id=1] INFO o.e.j.s.DefaultSessionIdManager#doStart: Session workerName=node0
2026-04-12 13:46:38.909+0000 [id=1] INFO hudson.WebAppMain#contextInitialized: Jenkins home directory: /var/jenkins_home found at: EnvVars.masterEnvVars.get("JENKINS_HOME")
2026-04-12 13:46:38.979+0000 [id=1] INFO o.e.j.s.handler.ContextHandler#doStart: Started oeje9n.ContextHandler$CoreContextHandler@3681037{Jenkins v2.541.3,/,b=file:///var/jenkins_home/war/,a=AVAILABLE,h=oeje9n.ContextHandler$CoreContextHandler$CoreToNestedHandler@2459319c{STARTED}}
2026-04-12 13:46:38.990+0000 [id=1] INFO o.e.j.server.AbstractConnector#doStart: Started oejs.ServerConnector@2aa6311a{HTTP/1.1, (http/1.1)}{0.0.0.0:8080}
2026-04-12 13:46:38.991+0000 [id=1] INFO org.eclipse.jetty.server.Server#doStart: Started oejs.Server@78525ef9{STARTING}[12.1.5,sto=0] @633ms
2026-04-12 13:46:38.992+0000 [id=43] INFO winstone.Logger#logInternal: Winstone Servlet Engine running: controlPort=disabled
2026-04-12 13:46:39.073+0000 [id=42] INFO jenkins.model.Jenkins#<init>: Starting version 2.541.3
2026-04-12 13:46:39.122+0000 [id=51] INFO jenkins.InitReactorRunner$1#onAttained: Started initialization
2026-04-12 13:46:39.132+0000 [id=72] INFO jenkins.InitReactorRunner$1#onAttained: Listed all plugins
2026-04-12 13:46:39.707+0000 [id=51] INFO jenkins.InitReactorRunner$1#onAttained: Prepared all plugins
2026-04-12 13:46:39.711+0000 [id=51] INFO jenkins.InitReactorRunner$1#onAttained: Started all plugins
2026-04-12 13:46:39.712+0000 [id=68] INFO jenkins.InitReactorRunner$1#onAttained: Augmented all extensions
2026-04-12 13:46:39.837+0000 [id=52] INFO jenkins.InitReactorRunner$1#onAttained: System config loaded
2026-04-12 13:46:39.837+0000 [id=59] INFO jenkins.InitReactorRunner$1#onAttained: System config adapted
2026-04-12 13:46:39.838+0000 [id=69] INFO jenkins.InitReactorRunner$1#onAttained: Loaded all jobs
2026-04-12 13:46:39.839+0000 [id=69] INFO jenkins.InitReactorRunner$1#onAttained: Configuration for all jobs updated
2026-04-12 13:46:39.857+0000 [id=86] INFO hudson.util.Retrier#start: Attempt #1 to do the action check updates server
2026-04-12 13:46:40.152+0000 [id=63] INFO jenkins.install.SetupWizard#init:
[LF]>
[LF]> *************************************************************
[LF]> *************************************************************
[LF]> *************************************************************
[LF]>
[LF]> Jenkins initial setup is required. An admin user has been created and a password generated.
[LF]> Please use the following password to proceed to installation:
[LF]>
[LF]> 3c54093a66f94103af3594c3851f070a
[LF]>
[LF]> This may also be found at: /var/jenkins_home/secrets/initialAdminPassword
[LF]>
[LF]> *************************************************************
[LF]> *************************************************************
[LF]> *************************************************************
2026-04-12 13:46:46.027+0000 [id=65] INFO jenkins.InitReactorRunner$1#onAttained: Completed initialization
2026-04-12 13:46:46.042+0000 [id=42] INFO hudson.lifecycle.Lifecycle#onReady: Jenkins is fully up and running
2026-04-12 13:46:47.011+0000 [id=86] INFO h.m.DownloadService$Downloadable#load: Obtained the updated data file for hudson.tasks.Maven.MavenInstaller
2026-04-12 13:46:47.011+0000 [id=86] INFO hudson.util.Retrier#start: Performed the action check updates server successfully at the attempt #1
Install plugins
Install SSH server plugin
Access Jenkins via ssh
dave@fedora:/git/devops-docker$ ssh -p 2222 dave@localhost help
add-job-to-view
Adds jobs to view.
build
Builds a job, and optionally waits until its completion.
cancel-quiet-down
Cancel the effect of the "quiet-down" command.
clear-queue
Clears the build queue.
connect-node
Reconnect to a node(s)
console
Retrieves console output of a build.
copy-job
Copies a job.
create-credentials-by-xml
Create Credential by XML
create-credentials-domain-by-xml
Create Credentials Domain by XML
create-job
Creates a new job by reading stdin as a configuration XML file.
create-node
Creates a new node by reading stdin as a XML configuration.
create-view
Creates a new view by reading stdin as a XML configuration.
declarative-linter
Validate a Jenkinsfile containing a Declarative Pipeline
delete-builds
Deletes build record(s).
delete-credentials
Delete a Credential
delete-credentials-domain
Delete a Credentials Domain
delete-job
Deletes job(s).
delete-node
Deletes node(s)
delete-view
Deletes view(s).
disable-job
Disables a job.
disable-plugin
Disable one or more installed plugins.
disconnect-node
Disconnects from a node.
enable-job
Enables a job.
enable-plugin
Enables one or more installed plugins transitively.
get-credentials-as-xml
Get a Credentials as XML (secrets redacted)
get-credentials-domain-as-xml
Get a Credentials Domain as XML
get-gradle
List available gradle installations
get-job
Dumps the job definition XML to stdout.
get-node
Dumps the node definition XML to stdout.
get-view
Dumps the view definition XML to stdout.
groovy
Executes the specified Groovy script.
groovysh
Runs an interactive groovy shell.
help
Lists all the available commands or a detailed description of single command.
import-credentials-as-xml
Import credentials as XML. The output of "list-credentials-as-xml" can be used as input here as is, the only needed change is to set the actual Secrets which are redacted in the output.
install-plugin
Installs a plugin either from a file, an URL, or from update center.
keep-build
Mark the build to keep the build forever.
list-changes
Dumps the changelog for the specified build(s).
list-credentials
Lists the Credentials in a specific Store
list-credentials-as-xml
Export credentials as XML. The output of this command can be used as input for "import-credentials-as-xml" as is, the only needed change is to set the actual Secrets which are redacted in the output.
list-credentials-context-resolvers
List Credentials Context Resolvers
list-credentials-providers
List Credentials Providers
list-jobs
Lists all jobs in a specific view or item group.
list-plugins
Outputs a list of installed plugins.
mail
Reads stdin and sends that out as an e-mail.
offline-node
Stop using a node for performing builds temporarily, until the next "online-node" command.
online-node
Resume using a node for performing builds, to cancel out the earlier "offline-node" command.
quiet-down
Quiet down Jenkins, in preparation for a restart. Don’t start any builds.
reload-configuration
Discard all the loaded data in memory and reload everything from file system. Useful when you modified config files directly on disk.
reload-job
Reload job(s)
remove-job-from-view
Removes jobs from view.
replay-pipeline
Replay a Pipeline build with edited script taken from standard input
restart
Restart Jenkins.
restart-from-stage
Restart a completed Declarative Pipeline build from a given stage.
safe-restart
Safe Restart Jenkins. Don’t start any builds.
safe-shutdown
Puts Jenkins into the quiet mode, wait for existing builds to be completed, and then shut down Jenkins.
session-id
Outputs the session ID, which changes every time Jenkins restarts.
set-build-description
Sets the description of a build.
set-build-display-name
Sets the displayName of a build.
shutdown
Immediately shuts down Jenkins server.
stop-builds
Stop all running builds for job(s)
update-credentials-by-xml
Update Credentials by XML
update-credentials-domain-by-xml
Update Credentials Domain by XML
update-job
Updates the job definition XML from stdin. The opposite of the get-job command.
update-node
Updates the node definition XML from stdin. The opposite of the get-node command.
update-view
Updates the view definition XML from stdin. The opposite of the get-view command.
version
Outputs the current version.
wait-node-offline
Wait for a node to become offline.
wait-node-online
Wait for a node to become online.
who-am-i
Reports your credential and permissions.
dave@fedora:/git/devops-docker$
Run job via ssh
Trigger a build and follow the logs (Best for Dev):
ssh -p 2222 my_jenkins_user@localhost build "Your-Job-Name" -s -v
