Installing Jenkins on Kubernetes

How do you set up Jenkins on Kubernetes?

Introduction

Kubernetes is an open-source platform that automates the deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications. By running Jenkins on Kubernetes, you can leverage Kubernetes’ orchestration power to create scalable Jenkins agents and dynamically manage resources.

How do you set up Jenkins on Kubernetes?

1. Prerequisites

Before you start, ensure the following: — A running Kubernetes cluster. — kubectl command-line tool installed and configured. - Helm package manager installed.

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2. Setting Up Jenkins on Kubernetes

Step 1: Create a namespace for Jenkins. Organizing DevOps tools in a separate namespace is a good practice.

bash kubectl create namespace devops-tools

Step 2: Create a service account with admin permissions.

Create a serviceAccount.yaml file with the following contents:

```yaml