In Jenkins by default, adminuser installs all required plugins while installing Jenkins. If required any other plugins, adminuser can install manually after configuring Jenkins by below procedure.
The Plugin Manager allows to manage, enable and disable the plugins and to edit a plugin's details and options.
Apart from the suggested plugins, environment needs git, Role-based Authorization Strategy and few other plugin's which needs manual installation using below two methods for Jenkins.
- Installing plugins through Jenkins dashboard
- Downloading the plugin from Jenkins website and installing it manually.
- To install plugins first login into Jenkins.
- Jenkins Dashboard left side, select “Manage Jenkins”, click on it.
- Select “Manage Plugins”
- Select the "Available" tab section and search for required plugin and select it then click on install without restart.
The procedure is same for other required plugin's installation in Jenkins. Below is one of the example plugin (GIT plugin) installation that required for SDN setup.
In the Home screen of the Jenkins (Jenkins Dashboard), click on the Manage Jenkins.
- click on the Manage Plugins option.
- click on the "Available" tab.
- The "Available" tab shows a list of plugins which are available for downloading. In Filter tab, enter "GIT Plugin" and select the plugin and Click on the "install without restart". User can also click on "Download now and install after restart" button in which the git plugin is installed after restart.
- To check Git plugin installed then go to "Installed" tab and check.
If a user needs to upgrade or downgrade any plugin, the user can download plugins from official plugins site in our local then upload it to Jenkins. Refer the site for Downloadnewplugins.
Note: download plugins with .hpi extension only.
- Download the plugin from the Jenkins Plugin page.
- Go to the Jenkins Home page and click "Manage Jenkins".
- Select "Manage Plugins" and then "Advanced" tab.
- go to "Deploy Plugin" and click "Choose File" and select the plugin file(.hpi) downloaded.
- Click Deploy and Jenkins will install the plugin
- Restart the Jenkins server for the changes to take effect.
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