Jenkins X and Tekton

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Last updated: Sept 19, 2019
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Jenkins X provides pipeline automation, built-in GitOps, and preview environments to help teams collaborate and accelerate their software delivery at any scale

Pros:

  • End to End CI / CD integration including pushing images to registry, artifacts to Nexus
  • Full integration with Github
  • Full integration with GitOps to create and manage environments
  • Support for preview environments for pull requests using Knative (Optional - Comes bundled with Jenkins X if required)
  • Can create and update helm charts after a build and and deploy and auto commit to repository
  • Internally translates all CI / CD pipelines to tekton pipelines
  • A promising tool - Jenkins + Tekton with a highly active community backed by big organizations
  • Artifact promotion to various environments based on criterias set by us


Cons:

  • Very minimal UI - Unlike the traditional Jenkins
  • Command line based approach
  • Mainly intended for container build and deployment but can support other types of artifacts with self customizations
  • Rewrite Jenkinsfiles to match Jenkins X code syntax
  • Lots of tweaking and changes required in build and deployment strategy to make it work for our use case
  • Requires at least 3 nodes in cluster to handle the Jenkins master, other dependent components and worker pods


Jenkins X Typical Workflow


Jenkins X Typical Workflow - Detailed




Jenkins X Components