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Table of Contents

• About
• What to Use Jenkins for and When to Use It
• Downloads
• Getting Started (Development)
• Source
• Contributing to Jenkins
• News and Website
• Governance
• Adopters
• License

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About

In a nutshell, Jenkins is the leading open-source automation server. Built with Java, it provides over 2,000 plugins to support automating virtually anything, so that humans can spend their time doing things machines cannot.

What to Use Jenkins for and When to Use It

Use Jenkins to automate your development workflow, so you can focus on work that matters most. Jenkins is commonly used for:

• Building projects
• Running tests to detect bugs and other issues as soon as they are introduced
• Static code analysis
• Deployment

Execute repetitive tasks, save time, and optimize your development process with Jenkins.

Downloads

The Jenkins project provides official distributions as WAR files, Docker images, native packages and installers for platforms including several Linux distributions and Windows. See the Downloads page for references.

For all distributions Jenkins offers two release lines:

• Weekly - Frequent releases which include all new features, improvements, and bug fixes.
• Long-Term Support (LTS) - Older release line which gets periodically updated via bug fix backports.

Latest releases:

Getting Started (Development)

For more information on setting up your development environment, contributing, and working with Jenkins internals, check the contributing guide and the Jenkins Developer Documentation.

Source

Our latest and greatest source of Jenkins can be found on GitHub. Fork us!

Contributing to Jenkins

New to open source or Jenkins? Here’s how to get started:

• Read the Contribution Guidelines
• Check our good first issues
• Join our Gitter chat for questions and help

For more information about participating in the community and contributing to the Jenkins project, see this page.

Documentation for Jenkins core maintainers is in the maintainers guidelines.

News and Website

All information about Jenkins can be found on our official website, including documentation, blog posts, plugin listings, community updates, and more.

Stay up-to-date with the latest Jenkins news, tutorials, and release notes:

• Jenkins Blog
• Documentation
• Plugins Index
• Events

Follow Jenkins on social media to stay connected with the community:

• Twitter / X
• YouTube
• LinkedIn

Governance

The Jenkins project is governed by an open source community. To learn more about the governance structure, project leadership, and how decisions are made, visit the Governance Page.

Adopters

Jenkins is trusted by millions of users and adopted by thousands of companies around the world — from startups to enterprises — to automate their software delivery pipelines.

Explore the Adopters Page and https://stories.jenkins.io to see:

• Companies and organizations using Jenkins
• Success stories and case studies
• How Jenkins is used in different industries

If your company uses Jenkins and you'd like to be featured, feel free to submit your story!

License

Jenkins is licensed under the MIT License.