Official docs outline
12 sections- Getting Started
Pipeline basics, controller and agent model, and first Pipeline.
- Pipeline
Declarative and scripted Pipeline, stages and steps.
- Jenkinsfile
Defining Pipeline in source control, environment variables, credentials and parameters.
- Pipeline Syntax
Declarative directives, agent, stages, post conditions and scripted syntax.
- Shared Libraries
Reusing Pipeline code across projects.
- Multibranch Pipelines
Automatic Pipeline creation per branch and pull request.
- Agents and Nodes
Distributed builds, inbound and SSH agents, labels and executors.
- Credentials
Storing and using secrets in jobs.
- Plugins
Installing and managing plugins and updates.
- Security
Authentication, authorization, CSRF, agent-to-controller security and hardening.
- System Administration
Backup, monitoring, reverse proxies, JVM and configuration as code.
- Scaling Jenkins
Architecting for scale, controller sizing, and distributed builds.
Each section links to the official page. Titles and summaries by Extra Credit; the docs belong to their authors.
Versions and support
6 release lines| Line | Released | Latest | Support |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Apr 20, 2016 | 2.589 | Supported |
| 2.568 | Jun 10, 2026 | 2.568.3 | Supported LTS |
| 2.555 | Mar 18, 2026 | 2.555.3 | Ended Jun 10, 2026 LTS |
| 2.541 | Dec 10, 2025 | 2.541.3 | Ended Apr 15, 2026 LTS |
| 2.528 | Sep 17, 2025 | 2.528.3 | Ended Jan 21, 2026 LTS |
| 2.516 | Jun 24, 2025 | 2.516.3 | Ended Oct 15, 2025 LTS |
Source: endoflife.date