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What is Jenkins? A Guide to CI/CD | CloudBees
Summary
The article explains what Jenkins is—a free, open‑source CI/CD automation server that runs pipelines defined as code and can be extended via thousands of plugins. It also outlines Jenkins’ strengths, drawbacks, and how CloudBees adds enterprise‑grade security and scaling features.
- Jenkins is a free, open‑source CI/CD server that runs pipelines defined as code and integrates via a 1,800‑plus plugin ecosystem.
- Jenkins pipelines can be scripted or declarative, enabling reproducible build, test, and deployment workflows.
- Scaling Jenkins for large teams often requires careful configuration, distributed agents, and ongoing plugin maintenance.
- CloudBees adds enterprise‑grade security, governance, and performance optimizations on top of vanilla Jenkins.
Engineers evaluating CI/CD platforms or managing Jenkins at scale should read it to understand basic capabilities and the trade‑offs of using the open‑source core versus CloudBees’ enterprise add‑ons.
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