DevOps Lab #4: Install Jenkins & Expose It to the Internet

Welcome back to the Home DevOps Lab series! 🚀 In the previous videos, we built the foundation for our home DevOps lab using VMware Fusion and Ubuntu Server. In this video, we take the next step and start building the actual DevOps environment by installing Jenkins. What you'll learn in this video: Why I chose Jenkins for this Home DevOps Lab How to install Java and Jenkins on Ubuntu Server How to start and verify the Jenkins service How to complete the initial Jenkins setup How to access Jenkins through the server IP How to purchase and configure a domain for the lab How DNS works and how to verify domain propagation How we'll use Cloudflare to expose Jenkins securely to the Internet Chapters 00:00 Introduction & Why Jenkins? 05:33 Installing Jenkins on Ubuntu Server 11:00 Buying & Setting Up the Domain 16:08 What's Next for the Home DevOps Lab This is where our Home DevOps Lab starts becoming a real DevOps environment. In the upcoming videos, we'll continue with Cloudflare, HTTPS, Jenkins agents, GitHub integration, webhooks, CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and deployments. If you're building your own DevOps lab at home, follow along as we build everything step by step. 👍 Like the video if you found it useful 🔔 Subscribe to follow the complete Home DevOps Lab series #DevOps #Jenkins #HomeLab #DevOpsLab #JenkinsTutorial #UbuntuServer #Cloudflare #CICD #JenkinsPipeline #DevOpsHomeLab