# Installing Jenkins on Ubuntu 22.04

I have virtual machine in AWS EC2,

Jenkins default port number 8080, So, need to Add 8080 port in AWS EC2 security group.

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### Install Java:

Update the system package

```plaintext
sudo apt update
```

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Install OpenJDK 17

```plaintext
sudo apt install openjdk-17-jre
```

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Check java version

```plaintext
java -version
```

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Update the system package

```plaintext
sudo apt update
```

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Add the Jenkins repository

```plaintext
sudo wget -O /usr/share/keyrings/jenkins-keyring.asc \
  https://pkg.jenkins.io/debian-stable/jenkins.io-2023.key
echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/jenkins-keyring.asc]" \
  https://pkg.jenkins.io/debian-stable binary/ | sudo tee \
  /etc/apt/sources.list.d/jenkins.list > /dev/null
```

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```plaintext
sudo apt-get update
```

Install the Jenkins

```plaintext
sudo apt-get install jenkins
```

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Check Jenkins status

```plaintext
sudo systemctl status jenkins
```

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Now, Jenkins is running,

Now, copy the Jenkins virtual machine public ip address,

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Enter the public ip address with 8080 port in browser,

A page opens prompting to **Unlock Jenkins**

```plaintext
http://<ip address>:8080
```

open the terminal and running the following command, will get get the jenkins password

```plaintext
cat /var/lib/jenkins/secrets/initialAdminPassword
```

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**Install suggested plugins** or **Select plugins to install**

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Create admin user name & password

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Enter instance public ip with port and Click save and Finish

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Now, Successfully installed Jenkins on the Ubuntu 22.04 virtual machine

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