Jenkins Examples for DevOps Engineers

This repository contains Java application examples demonstrating different Jenkins deployment strategies and CI/CD patterns.

📁 Projects Overview

🚀 javaapp-pipeline/

Complete CI/CD pipeline example with automated testing and deployment.

• Type: JAR with Jenkins Pipeline
• Use Case: Production-ready CI/CD automation
• Features: Automated testing, build, deploy with notifications
• Port: 5000

🏢 javaapp-tomcat/

Enterprise deployment example for servlet containers.

• Type: WAR for Tomcat
• Use Case: Enterprise application server deployment
• Features: Container-based deployment
• Access: /artisantek-app/ context path

⚡ javaapp-standalone/

Simple standalone deployment example.

• Type: Executable JAR
• Use Case: Lightweight microservice deployment
• Features: Direct execution, minimal overhead
• Port: 5000

🛠️ Quick Start

# Clone and navigate
git clone <repo-url>
cd jenkins/<project-name>

# Build any project
mvn clean package

# Run standalone/pipeline projects
java -jar target/*.jar

# Deploy tomcat project
cp target/artisantek-app.war $TOMCAT_HOME/webapps/

🎯 Jenkins Use Cases

• Pipeline Project: Learn Jenkins declarative pipelines, automated testing, and deployment strategies
• Tomcat Project: Understand WAR deployment and application server integration
• Standalone Project: Practice simple build and deploy automation

📋 Prerequisites

• Java 21+
• Maven 3.6+
• Jenkins (for pipeline examples)
• Tomcat 9+ (for WAR deployment)

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Perfect for DevOps training, Jenkins job creation, and CI/CD pipeline examples.