Company
Date Published
Author
Coralogix Team
Word count
921
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

This tutorial provides a comprehensive guide on installing and configuring Jenkins on Windows 10, alongside setting up Git and Cygwin for enhanced functionality. It begins with downloading and running the Jenkins installer, extracting the ZIP file, and obtaining the installation password, followed by steps to manually start or stop Jenkins via the Control Panel. The configuration phase involves installing suggested plugins, creating an admin user, and setting the Jenkins URL. For version control, the tutorial recommends installing Git, detailing the process and integrating it with Jenkins. Additionally, it introduces Cygwin, a collection of Linux utilities for Windows, explaining its installation and the necessity of adding its path to the system's environment variable for creating scripts compatible with Linux systems.