Course Catalog  > DevOps and CI/CD  > Jenkins
WA2321

Jenkins Training: Continuous Integration with Maven, Jenkins and Nexus Training

This Jenkins course teaches attendees the Apache Maven build process, the principles of continuous integration, and how to implement continuous integration with automated test execution using Jenkins, Maven, and the Sonatype Nexus OSS repository manager.

Request Information
Request On-Site or Customized Course Info

In this course, students use a local copy of Jenkins to create and run Maven jobs, link to a version control system, run automated testing and generate development reports, and configure the system to log build reports and generated artifacts to a Nexus repository.

Jenkins Training: Continuous Integration with Maven, Jenkins and Nexus Training Lab Setup Guide
Lab Setup Guide
Course Details

Duration

3 days

Prerequisites

Familiarity with Java development practices.

Target Audience

Developers who will implement Continuous Integration using Maven, Jenkins and the Nexus repository manager.

Skills Gained

  • Download and install Maven
  • Build a project
  • Work with Maven's directory structure, plugins, repositories, and more
  • Understand the Project Object Model (POM)
  • Build a complete web application using Maven
  • Build and activate profiles
  • Use Maven from Eclipse via the m2eclipse plugin
  • Install and configure Jenkins in a servlet container
  • Create Jenkins builds
  • Configure and use Apache Ant and Apache Maven with Jenkins
  • Use Jenkins to generate Java coding standards reports, code coverage reports, and change notices
  • Use Jenkins to automatically deploy software into a testing environment.
  • Configure Maven and Jenkins to deploy the generated artifacts to Nexus
Course Outline
  • Introduction to Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery and Jenkins-CI
    • Foundation of Agile AppDev
    • XP Flow
    • Extreme Programming
    • Agile Development
    • What is Continuous Integration
    • Typical Setup for Continuous Integration
    • Setup Notes for Continuous Integration
    • CI with Artifact Management
    • What is Continuous Delivery?
    • Why Continuous Delivery?
    • DevOps and Continuous Delivery
    • Continuous Delivery Challenges
    • Continuous Delivery vs Continuous Deployment
    • Jenkins Continuous Integration
    • Jenkins Features
    • Running Jenkins
  • Introduction to Apache Maven
    • Build Tools for Java
    • History of Build Tools
    • Traditional Scripting
    • 'make'
    • Problems with Make
    • Manual Build with JavaC
    • ANT
    • Pros and Cons of Ant
    • Apache Maven
    • Goals of Maven
    • What is Apache Maven?
    • Why Use Apache Maven?
    • The Maven EcoSystem
    • Consistent Easy-to-Understand Project Layout
    • Convention Over Configuration
    • Maven is Different
    • Maven Projects have a Standardized Build
    • Effect of Convention Over Configuration
    • Importance of Plugins
    • A Key Point on Maven!
  • Installing and Running Apache Maven
    • Downloading Maven
    • Installing Maven
    • Run From Command Line
    • Running Inside an IDE
    • Settings.xml
    • Local Repository
  • Installing and Running Jenkins
    • Downloading and Installing Jenkins
    • Running Jenkins as a Stand-Alone Application
    • Running Jenkins on an Application Server
    • The Jenkins Home Folder
    • Installing Jenkins as a Windows Service
    • Initial Configuration
    • Configuration Wizard
    • Configuring Tools
    • Configuring Tools - Best Practices
    • Logging in Jenkins
    • Custom Log Recorders
  • Job Types in Jenkins
    • Different types of Jenkins Items
    • Configuring Source Code Management(SCM)
    • Working with Subversion
    • Working with Git
    • Storing Credentials
    • Service Accounts
    • Build Triggers
    • Schedule Build Jobs
    • Polling the SCM
    • Polling vs Triggers
    • Maven Build Steps
  • Getting Started With Maven
    • Terminology and Basic Concepts
    • Artifacts
    • Lifecycle
    • Default Lifecycle
    • Plugins
    • Running Maven - the Story So Far
    • Running Maven from an IDE
    • Common Goals
    • pom.xml
    • Example
    • Example (cont'd)
    • Artifact Coordinates
    • Standard Layout for Sources
  • A Web Application in Maven
    • A More Complex Project
    • Putting it Together With Maven
    • Packaging the Target Artifact
    • The Source Tree
    • Dependencies
    • Transitive Dependencies
    • Dependency Scope
    • Working With Servers
    • Declaring and Configuring Plugins
    • Running the Plugin
    • Binding a Plugin Goal to the Lifecycle
    • Archetypes
  • Commonly Used Plugins
    • Maven Plugins
    • Declaring and Configuring Plugins
    • Running the Plugin
    • Binding a Plugin Goal to the Lifecycle
    • Maven Surefire Test Plugin
    • Failsafe Plugin
    • Site Plugin
    • JavaDoc Plugin
    • PMD Plugin
    • Code Coverage – Cobertura
  • Multi-Module Builds
    • Introduction
    • The Reactor
    • Reactor Sorting
    • Multi-Module Build by Example
  • POM Projects
    • Project Object Model (POM)
    • The overall POM structure
    • Storing POM
  • Writing Plugins (Maven)
    • What is Maven Plugin
    • Example of Using a Plugin
    • Create a Custom Plugin
    • Plugin Management
  • Creating Archetypes
    • Introduction to Maven Archetypes
    • Using Interactive Mode to generate Goal
    • Common Maven Archetypes
  • Repository Management
    • Maven's Approach to Artifacts
    • Publishing Artifacts
    • Summary of Maven's Artifact Handling
    • Repository
    • Repository Manager
    • Proxy Remote Repositories
    • Types of Artifacts
    • Release Artifacts
    • Snapshot Artifacts
    • Reasons to Use a Repository Manager
    • Repository Coordinates
    • Addressing Resources in a Repository
  • Release Management
    • What is release Management?
    • Release Management with Nexus
    • Release Management with Maven
  • Jenkins Plugins
    • Jenkins Plugins - SCM
    • Jenkins Plugins – Build and Test
    • Jenkins Plugins – Analyzers
    • Jenkins for Teams
    • Installing Jenkins Plugins
  • Securing Jenkins
    • Jenkins Security
    • Authentication
    • Authorization
    • Confidentiality
    • Activating Security
    • Configure Authentication
    • Using Jenkins's Internal User Database
    • Creating Users
    • Authorization
    • Matrix-Based Security
    • Note – Create the Administrative User
    • Project-based Matrix Authorization
    • Project-Based Authentication
    • Role Based Access Control
  • Distributed Builds with Jenkins
    • Distributed Builds - Overview
    • Distributed Builds – How?
    • Agent Machines
    • Configure Jenkins Master
    • Configure Projects
  • Continuous Delivery and the Jenkins Pipeline
    • Continuous Delivery
    • DevOps and Continuous Delivery
    • Continuous Delivery Challenges
    • Continuous Delivery with Jenkins
    • The Pipeline Plugin
    • Defining a Pipeline
    • A Pipeline Example
    • Parallel Execution
    • Creating a Pipeline
    • Invoking the Pipeline
    • Interacting with the Pipeline
    • Pipeline vs Traditional Jobs
  • Best Practices for Jenkins
    • Best Practices - Secure Jenkins
    • Best Practices - Users
    • Best Practices - Backups
    • Best Practices - Reproducible Builds
    • Best Practices - Testing and Reports
    • Best Practices - Large Systems
    • Best Practices - Distributed Jenkins
  • Lab Exercises
    • Lab 1. Configure Tools in Jenkins
    • Lab 2. Install Maven
    • Lab 3. Create a Maven Project
    • Lab 4. Create a Web Application from an Archetype
    • Lab 5. Add Web Site, Static Analysis, and Code Coverage
    • Lab 6. Create a Jenkins Job
    • Lab 7. A Multi-Module Project
    • Lab 8. Create a Standard Set of Dependencies
    • Lab 9. Write a Simple Maven Plugin
    • Lab 10. Create an Archetype
    • Lab 11. Create a Corporate Repository
    • Lab 12. Deploy to the Corporate Repository
    • Lab 13. Add Development Metrics
    • Lab 14. Create a Pipeline