Using Jenkins Pipelines with Octopus

A recent update to the Octopus Jenkins plugin has enhanced its capabilities by supporting pipelines, enabling the creation and deployment of packages and the association of metadata such as commit messages. This update allows for a streamlined process of deploying applications, as demonstrated through the creation of a Jenkins pipeline to deploy a sample Java application. The process involves installing and configuring the Octopus and Custom Tools plugins, setting up a Jenkins environment with necessary tools like Maven and JDK, and defining a declarative pipeline using a Jenkinsfile, which includes stages for adding tools, building, and deploying the application. The pipeline showcases the use of the Octopus CLI for packaging, pushing, and creating releases, with the capability to include build information such as GIT commit messages. This integration is visualized through Jenkins' Blue Ocean interface, offering an intuitive user experience. Overall, the integration of Octopus with Jenkins pipelines facilitates the management of deployments within Jenkins, enhancing the build experience through automation and visualization tools.