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- Jenkins does not have an officially managed offering and needs to be self-hosted.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- It\u2019s vastly over-complex; it requires intricate knowledge to build, operate and maintain at scale.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- This intricate knowledge has created a bottleneck, requiring experienced admins when new jobs, builds or pipelines are required.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Advanced pipeline functionality requires the use of a groovy-like syntax which requires development expertise.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Managing a vast array of plugins and the interdependencies between them is extremely challenging; often this does not align with the functionality required by your end users.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Over the years the Jenkins community have developed a large plugin ecosystem to help make it so successful. Some of the reasons that people reach for Jenkins include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- It can be connected to virtually any version control system (GitHub, Bitbucket, AWS CodeCommit etc.).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Great for building, testing, and packing software (continuous integration).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Powerful pipeline functionality which supports both scripted and declarative pipelines.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Various ways to change the way Jenkins looks and feels or to add functionality.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
If not Jenkins, then what?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Over the last few years, several products have come to the fore as legitimate alternatives to Jenkins. For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n