# Installing Jenkins on Ubuntu 18 on AWS

DevFeed: [Installing Jenkins on Ubuntu 18 on AWS](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/installing-jenkins-on-ubuntu-18-on-aws-28183.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<http://fuzzyblog.io/blog/jenkins/2020/05/12/installing-jenkins-on-ubuntu-18.html>)

Author: Fuzzygroup

Published: 2020-05-12T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Scott Johnson](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/scott-johnson.md>)

Topics: [Jenkins](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/jenkins.md>), [Ubuntu](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ubuntu.md>), [Amazon Web Services](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/aws.md>), [CI/CD](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cicd.md>)

Tags: [apt](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apt.md>), [aws](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/aws.md>), [ci-cd](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ci-cd.md>), [jenkins](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/jenkins.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [ubuntu](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ubuntu.md>)

## AI overview

A tutorial explains how to install Jenkins, an open-source CI/CD program, on Ubuntu 18 running on an AWS instance. It provides installation commands and outlines configuration steps including opening port 8080, accessing the Jenkins interface, confirming the password, selecting plugins, and creating an account.

## Source excerpt

Jenkins is an Open Source CI / CD software program that you can easily install on an AWS instance. Here is how to install Jenkins: sudo apt install default-jre wget -q -O - http://pkg.jenkins-ci.org/debian/jenkins-ci.org.key | sudo apt-key add - sudo sh -c 'echo deb http://pkg.jenkins-ci.org/debian-stable binary/ > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/jenkins.list' sudo apt update sudo apt install jenkins sudo systemctl start jenkins Here are some additional useful commands: sudo systemctl status jenkins Here are the next steps you need to follow: Open a port in the AWS Security Group for your instance for port 8080 on 0.0.0.0/0 to allow http access to the Jenkins user interface. Go to the instance's IP address at port 8080 to run through the Jenkins installation. Confirm the Jenkins password per the instructions on screen. Select the plugins that you need for your Jenkins installation. Create your account and password. Sources Installing Jenkins Installing Java