So what is Jenkins in the first place:
Jenkins is an open-source tool for continuous integration and continuous-deployment that is built using java therefore all you need to run a Jenkins server is to have java-JDK installed on your system. With Jenkins, you can automate all kinds of DevOps lifecycles such as build, test, stage, deploy, static analysis etc. and the best part is that it is completely free to use since it is open source.
So what is the need for the Blue Ocean:
For a long time, the Jenkins user interface has been kind of boring and plain and in complex projects, it becomes hard to visualize the workflow so blue ocean provides a better-looking UI-UX on top of the Jenkins user interface while keeping all the functionality
Image samples of using Blue Ocean:
How to install it :
Ensure you are logged in to Jenkins as a user with Administer permission.
From the Jenkins home page, select Manage Jenkins on the left and then Manage Plugins.
Select the Available tab and enter
blue oceanin the Filter text box. This filters the list of plugins based on the name and description.
- Select the box to the left of Blue Ocean, and then select either the Download now and install after restart option (recommended) or the Install without restart option at the bottom of the page.
Now after restart you shall be able to use Blue Ocean 😁.
For more refer to the Blue ocean documentation :
https://www.jenkins.io/doc/book/blueocean/
Thank you for reading! 🙌🏼