Creating on-demand build agents on Kubernetes
The Kubernetes plugin for Jenkins enables the creation of on-demand build agents on a Kubernetes cluster, providing scalability and flexibility for Jenkins-based CI/CD pipelines. By leveraging Kubernetes as the underlying orchestration platform, the plugin dynamically provisions Jenkins agent pods as containers on the cluster. These agent pods are created and scaled based on the workload, ensuring optimal resource utilization.
With the plugin’s configuration options, users can define container templates, resource limits, environment variables, and other settings to tailor the build agent’s runtime environment. The cherry on top is that when you create a Jenkins server using the Jenkins Helm chart, the Kubernetes plugin comes pre-configured as part of the default setup. This simplifies the setup process for users who want to utilize Jenkins in a Kubernetes environment. It eliminates the need for manual installation and configuration...
