Jenkins: An Open Source Automation tool

Jenkinks for Spring Boot-

Jenkins is a popular open-source automation server that is used by developers, and testers to automate the building, testing, and deployment of software applications. It can be easily integrated with Spring Boot, a popular Java-based framework for building web applications.

To use Jenkins with Spring Boot, follow these steps:

  1. Install Jenkins on your system or server. You can download the latest version of Jenkins from the official website.

  2. Install the necessary plugins for Spring Boot integration. You can do this from the Jenkins dashboard by navigating to Manage Jenkins > Manage Plugins and searching for "Spring Boot Plugin".

    or you can download Jenkins directly

  3. Create a new Jenkins job for your Spring Boot project. You can do this from the Jenkins dashboard by clicking on "New Item" and selecting "Freestyle project" or "pipeline". Give your project a name and configure the necessary settings.

  4. if it is github project mention the same, and enter details

  5. Configure your Jenkins job to build your Spring Boot project. You can do this by adding a build step that runs the "mvn package" command, which will compile your code and create a deployable JAR file.

  6. Configure your Jenkins job to deploy your Spring Boot application. You can do this by adding a post-build step that copies the JAR file to your deployment server and runs it using the "java -jar" command.

  7. Set up automated testing for your Spring Boot application using Jenkins. You can do this by adding a test step that runs your unit tests using the "mvn test" command.

By following these steps, you can easily set up a continuous integration and deployment pipeline for your Spring Boot application using Jenkins. You can also Dockerize your application to run on AWS server. This will help you streamline your development process and ensure that your code is always tested and ready for production.