Jenkins 2: Building CI/CD Pipelines Training in Thimphu, Bhutan

This course teaches how to design, develop, and manage robust CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins 2’s pipeline-as-code capabilities. Participants will work with Declarative and Scripted Pipelines, integrate with Git, Maven, Docker, and deploy to staging or production-like environments using Jenkins Pipelines.

Introduction to Jenkins 2 and Pipeline Fundamentals

• Jenkins 2 overview and architecture changes

• Jenkins installation and configuration

• Introduction to Jenkins Pipelines

• Pipeline-as-Code: Jenkinsfile structure

• Declarative vs Scripted Pipelines

Jenkinsfile Deep Dive & Pipeline Stages

• Defining stages, steps, agents, and post conditions

• Pipeline input/output, environment variables, parameters

• Working with credentials and secrets

• Pipeline flow control: when, options, timeout, retry

Integrating with Tools

• Source code management with Git/GitHub

• Building with Maven and Gradle

• Running unit tests and publishing results with JUnit

• Code quality with SonarQube integration

• Docker agent and running builds inside Docker containers

Modular Pipelines & Shared Libraries

• Pipeline modularization and code reuse

• Using Shared Libraries in Jenkins

• Reusable functions and global variables

• Defining and using vars/, src/, resources/

Deployment Automation, Notifications & Best Practices

• Pipeline deployment stage and environment promotion

• Notifying users via email, Slack, or Microsoft Teams

• Post-build actions and failure handling

• Security, backup, and Jenkinsfile best practices

Hasnds-on exercises

Summary and Conclusion