How to Install Jenkins on Windows

This post was updated in October 2021.

Jenkins is one of the most popular tools for continuous integration and continuous delivery on any platform. As a Java application, Jenkins has many plugins for automating almost everything at the infrastructure level. The use of Jenkins has widely increased rapidly due to a rich set of functionalities, which it provides in the form of plugins. In this blog we will show you a step by step guide of how to install Jenkins on a Windows platform.

Let’s get started.

First, you need to install OpenJDK. Jenkins currently only supports JDK8. If you need help with installing Java please look at the steps here. Once Java is running, you can install Jenkins.

1. Click here to download the latest Jenkins package for Windows (currently it is version 2.).

2. Once it is downloaded, it will open a wizard. Click “Next” to start the installation.

3. Click the “Change…” button if you want to install Jenkins in another folder. In this example, I will keep the default option and click on the “Next” button.


 

4. Enter the service logon credentials. It is recommended to select the second option “Run service as local or domain user” as it is safer. To run Jenkins service using this option, you have to enter the domain username and password. Click on the “Test Credentials” button to test your domain credentials and it will enable the “Next” button. Click on the “Next” button.

5. Enter the port on which Jenkins will be running. Click on the “Test Port” button to validate if it is free. 

6. Select the Java home directory and click on the “Next” button.
 

7. Select other services that need to be installed with Jenkins and click on the “Next” button.

8. Click the “Install” button to start the installation process.

9. The installation will proceed.

10. When done, click on “Finish” to complete the installation process.

11. You will automatically be redirected to a local Jenkins page, or you can paste the URL http://localhost:8080 in a browser.

12. To unlock Jenkins, copy the password from the file intialAdminPassword. This file should be found under the Jenkins installation path (set at step 3 in Jenkins installation). If a custom path was entered, then you should check that location.

Copy the content of the initialAdminPassword file and paste it in the Administrator password field. Then, click the Continue button.




13. You can install either the suggested plugins or selected plugins you choose. To keep it simple, we will install the suggested plugins.

14. Wait until the plugins are completely installed.

15. The next thing that you should do is create an Admin user for Jenkins. Then, enter your details and click Save and Continue.

16. Click on Save and Finish to complete the Jenkins installation.

17. Now, click on Start using Jenkins to start Jenkins.

18. Finally, here is the default Jenkins page.
 

You can now start creating your continuous integration pipeline! To learn how to use Jenkins, check out these resources:

• The Continuous Testing academy
• 2 Ways to Integrate JMeter Tests into Jenkins
• How to Include Load Testing in your Continuous Integration Environment
• Are You Using Jenkins the Right Way?
• Running a JMeter Test via Jenkins Pipeline - A Tutorial
• BlazeMeter’s Jenkins Plugin
   

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