Jenkins is a powerful and flexible automation service primarily used to automate build, test and deployment processes in DevOps environments. With CI/CD support and an extensive plugin ecosystem, Jenkins can be adapted to nearly any technical workflow.
It is written in Java and can run as a standalone application or in servlet containers. Jenkins integrates well with version control systems like Git, SVN and Mercurial, and works smoothly with build tools such as Maven, Ant and sbt. It also supports running scripts like shell or batch files.
What really sets Jenkins apart is its large community and plugin catalog - hundreds of plugins exist for everything from GitHub integration and Docker management to testing and notifications. This makes it straightforward to scale automation, reuse pipeline logic with shared libraries and tailor the setup to your development environment.











