Question

Have you created a build job in Jenkins? Explain how to do it.

Answer 1

Yes. The simple steps are –

• Click on New Item on the Dashboard.
• Select the freestyle project option
• Specify the details of the job like SCM, build triggers, advanced options etc…
• It is important to specify the location of files that should be built.
• Once all the settings are marked, click on ‘Add build step’ and select the appropriate option. For example, if you want to build a file, select the file name along with the build command.
• Click on Build now for saving the build and doing a test run.