Our main use cases for Jenkins on CentOS 10 are that we run our CI/CD pipelines which are hosted in that particular Jenkins only. We use it for continuous integration and automated testing purposes, Docker image building, automated deployment, security and vulnerability checks, infrastructure automation using Ansible playbooks, and scheduled maintenance jobs such as nightly log cleaners and space backups. All of these things are configured in our Jenkins CI/CD pipeline.
The benefits of Jenkins in large-scale projects are primarily focused on CI/CD purposes. The top benefits are automation at scale where it automatically builds, tests, and deploys applications. Jenkins can use multiple agents to run jobs across different machines, which reduces the workload on the controller and enables parallel execution. Additional benefits include faster software delivery, centralized monitoring, and broad integration.
Regarding cloud integration, we have integrated Jenkins on CentOS 10 with Azure to automate application builds for infrastructure provisioning and container deployments. When a developer commits code in GitHub, it passes to Jenkins on CentOS Stream 10 where we perform the build, test, and scan. After that, we store the Docker images in Amazon ECR, and then we deploy the application from Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Services. Following deployment, we perform health checks and monitoring, which has made a positive impact.
The best features of Jenkins on CentOS 10 include continuous integration, pipeline as a code where we write code in the Groovy language and the pipeline runs automatically to perform our jobs, automation of CI/CD, the ability to schedule jobs using cron-style scheduling, access control, security, build history and logs, and Docker and cloud integration.
Pipeline functionality encompasses software delivery workflows, which involves moving software from the development or testing stage to the production server. Jenkins automates this task with the pipeline running on the CentOS Stream 10 server. The main software delivery workloads include source code management where we pull code from GitHub, building and compiling it, automating and testing it, package and containerization, and deployment and monitoring.
Regarding the Jenkins plugin ecosystem, I have used this in a product where I worked for three months. We integrated Jenkins on CentOS 10 with external tools to automate source code management, builds, testing, security scanning, Docker image creation, and monitoring without having to build every feature from scratch.
In assessing Jenkins on CentOS 10's reporting capabilities, the build duration reporting is very good, and the queue length reporting is also very good where the number of jobs determines the waiting time for execution. Additional reporting metrics include queue wait time, build success rate, build failure rate, CPU utilization, memory and Java memory heap utilization, and disk utilization.
We can benefit from reusable Jenkins file templates and shared libraries so we do not need to write them repeatedly. We can enhance build efficiency with caching dependencies and reusing artifacts. Additionally, we can back up the Jenkins on CentOS 10 configuration and test restoration for reliability. During deployment, we can add more advanced health checks and rollback procedures. Regarding cost optimization, we can improve resource usage by staying within appropriate size limits and using ephemeral build agents.
We have been using Jenkins on CentOS 10 for four years.
I have not faced any crashes or performance issues with Jenkins on CentOS 10.
I find Jenkins on CentOS 10 to be scalable.
We use only Jenkins. In another project, I worked for three months where we used GitHub Actions.
The setup of Jenkins on CentOS 10 is straightforward.
In comparing Jenkins on CentOS 10 with GitHub Actions, Jenkins offers self-hosted and managed setups, while GitHub Actions is only GitHub-hosted. Jenkins requires installation and maintenance when self-hosted, whereas GitHub Actions is easy to start within a GitHub repository. The configuration files also differ as Jenkins uses Groovy-based configuration while GitHub Actions uses YAML language.
Jenkins on CentOS 10 is a very good tool for DevOps because it is an established tool with strong CI/CD capabilities. I highly recommend using Jenkins on CentOS 10 for CI/CD purposes. I have rated this product with a review rating of ten out of ten.