Jenkins

What is Jenkins?

Jenkins turns repeatable development tasks into automated jobs and pipelines. Use it to coordinate builds, tests and deployments, configure the server through a browser, and connect the tools your project already uses through plugins. Work can be distributed across multiple machines rather than confined to one controller. It is a self-managed automation server, not a ready-configured hosted CI service.

This entry links to the Windows MSI for Jenkins 2.580.2 LTS, released on October 28, 2026. The publisher maintains separate LTS and weekly release lines; this download selects LTS. The MSI installs Jenkins as a Windows service using a user-selected 64-bit Java runtime. Java 21 and Java 25 are the supported runtime versions listed by the project; Java 17 is not supported for this release. The Java version used to build an application can differ from the runtime used by Jenkins, subject to individual plugin requirements.

Installation needs more than choosing a destination folder. Plan a dedicated local or domain service account with Log on as a service permission, choose an available listening port, and select the Java home directory. After the service starts, open its local web interface, unlock the controller with the generated initial administrator password, choose the initial plugins and create an administrator account. The publisher recommends a dedicated service account instead of highly privileged LocalSystem for production.

Windows support is conditional: the project lists amd64 Windows 10, Windows 11 and Windows Server versions that remain supported by Microsoft, with differing support levels. Windows service installations also require .NET Framework 4.0 or later. Plugins can add their own platform or Java requirements, so check the integrations needed for your pipeline rather than assuming every plugin works on every installation. The screenshots are source-provided UI examples, not a hands-on test of this MSI or a claim that every shown plugin is included.

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