Learn how to use Jenkins X to automate your pipeline and achieve CI/CD.

DevOps for Developers

Jenkins X is a powerful tool for providing software developers continuous integration, automated testing, and continuous delivery, known as CI/CD, in Kubernetes.

It’s no secret that Kubernetes is extremely complex, and Jenkins X helps you by simplifying processes into concepts that can be adopted quickly and without spending months trying to figure out “the right way to do stuff.”

In this course, you’ll start by exploring the inner workings of Jenkins X and how to create a cluster using it. You’ll then learn how to combine Jenkins X with tools you’re already using. Throughout, you’ll see how this exciting new tool changes how you work with Kubernetes.

By the time you’re done, you will be confident managing CI/CD using Jenkins X in a Kubernetes cluster.

Jenkins X with Kubernetes

Which element of the ChatOps process is Prow responsible for?

Which element of the ChatOps process is Prow responsible for?

Lighthouse is an alternative to Prow.

It is responsible for executing the part of the pipeline dedicated to pull requests.

It is in charge of merging the pull request to the master branch, and it is configured to do so only after we send it the slash command to do so.

What is the purpose of the *tide* activity in the checks. 

What is the purpose of the tide activity in the checks.

In Jenkins X implementation, the `/approve` command approves a PR while the `/lgtm` command provides a label that is used to gate merging. 


In Jenkins X implementation, the <code>/approve</code> command approves a PR while the <code>/lgtm</code> command provides a label that is used to gate merging.

The `size` label is assigned by the Prow plugin and it depends on the number of lines changed.

The <code>size</code> label is assigned by the Prow plugin and it depends on the number of lines changed.

Can you approve your own PR using the `/approve` command?

Can you approve your own PR using the <code>/approve</code> command?

Can we add additional Prow plugins that can modify the rules that govern the pull request process?

Can we add additional Prow plugins that can modify the rules that govern the pull request process?



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The next chapter focuses on the architecture of the pipeline extension model. 

Let's take a quiz and review some of the material we learned in this chapter. 


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