Company
Date Published
Author
Arun Gupta, VP, Developer Advocacy, Couchbase
Word count
1167
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

In this blog post, the author outlines the process of creating a deployment pipeline using Jenkins and Docker for a Java application interfacing with a Couchbase database. The pipeline is built using Jenkins' Pipeline DSL, which relies on Groovy scripting, and is defined in a Jenkinsfile that specifies several stages such as packaging the application, creating a Docker image, running the application, and executing tests. The post provides step-by-step instructions on installing Jenkins, configuring necessary plugins like Maven and Docker Pipeline, and setting up a Jenkins job to automate these stages. The author also highlights some challenges and suggests improvements, such as moving tests to a downstream project, using Git hooks for triggering the pipeline, and automating database operations. Additionally, the post mentions resources for further reading and invites contributions and feedback via GitHub.