Tag: GitHub

Configuring SSH authentication between GitHub and Jenkins

Mohit Goyal20 Comments

In one of the previous blog post, we have discovered how to build GitHub project using Jenkins. In that post, since it was a public repository, we did not tried to authenticate to GitHub. Here, we’ll cover how to use SSH keys to authenticate to GitHub repos. This applies to both public and private source code repositories.

For this post’s purposes, we’ll use a sample source code repository at https://github.com/goyalmohit/DemoRepo01. You can use any repository on which you have required access.Read More »

Build GitHub Project using Jenkins

Mohit Goyal3 Comments

Build jobs are at the heart of Jenkins. These days GitHub has become an excellent choice for keeping source code repositories due to its features. In this blog post, we’ll cover steps required to build a GitHub project using Jenkins.

To start with, login into Jenkins admin console and go to Manage Jenkins -> Manage Plugins -> Available and then search for GitHub Plugin:

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Select and Install GitHub Plugin

This may install other dependent plugins required for it to workRead More »

Getting started with github

Mohit Goyal1 Comment

In this post, we’ll explore how to use github(https://github.com) and few basic steps such as creating repository, making some changes and commit our changes. In this age of devops, it is an essential skills to have for IT pros as well. Not that you’ll need to start writing code in .net or node.js but github is home to most open source projects even for PowerShell code. A lot of folks have moved to put their PowerShell module/scripts on github.

To get started, you’ll need to have a account on https://github.com. Once you have created an account, you can start creating project. In github terms, a repository is equivalent of a project. You would place all code belonging to project in the repository.Read More »