Learning Jenkins, 01-03: Install Jenkins on macOS

Prerequisites

The target system should be running a recent version of the macOS

You will need to be able to access the system via CLI and via HTTP on port 8080.

You will need to have Homebrew installed.

You may need to have root permission on the target system.

Installation

In a terminal, run the following commands:

brew install java
brew install jenkins
brew services start jenkins
cat ~/.jenkins/secrets/initialAdminPassword

Using the Initial Admin Password

Run the following command and copy the output:

cat ~/.jenkins/secrets/initialAdminPassword

Open a browser to localhost:8080 and enter the initial admin password.