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Introducing the Jenkins Plugin of the Month

Introducing the Jenkins Plugin of the Month The Jenkins ecosystem thrives because of its plugins. With more than two thousand plugins available, Jenkins users can extend their automation platform in countless ways—integrating with tools, improving security, enhancing the user interface, or supporting new development workflows. Behind each plugin are maintainers and contributors who invest their time to build and support these extensions. To highlight...

Stefan Spieker March 16, 2026
Jenkins Contributor Summit: Officers View on the Present and Future

The Present and the Future of Jenkins This post continues the recap of the Jenkins Contributor Summit held in Brussels alongside FOSDEM. If you missed the first overview of the event, you can read it here: Impressions from the Jenkins Contributor Summit in Brussels While the first post focused on the atmosphere and discussions during the summit, this article highlights one of the key...

Stefan Spieker March 9, 2026
Jenkins Contributor Awards 2026 - Nominations are Open

The Jenkins community thrives because of its contributors. Every day, maintainers, advocates, security researchers, and community members invest their time to improve Jenkins and support users around the world. The Jenkins Contributor Awards are our way of recognizing these efforts and celebrating the people who make the project stronger. For 2026, the Jenkins awards are being hosted by the Continuous Delivery Foundation (CDF)...

Stefan Spieker March 6, 2026
Impressions from Jenkins Contributor Summit in Brussels

Jenkins Contributor Summit 2026: A Personal Reflection The Jenkins Contributor Summit in Brussels was a milestone for me. Not just because contributors from across Europe and also from the United States came together in one place. But because it was the first time I had the privilege of moderating the event. Thanks a lot to Stephane Merle for the time keeping and Bruno Verachten...

Stefan Spieker March 2, 2026
Jenkins accepted as mentoring org for Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2026

Jenkins Accepted to Google Summer of Code 2026 🎉 We are thrilled to announce that Jenkins has been accepted as a mentoring organization for Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2026! This marks our tenth year participating in this prestigious program, and we are excited to continue welcoming new contributors into our vibrant open-source community. Why GSoC Matters Google Summer of Code is an outstanding...

Kris Stern February 19, 2026
Impressions from Jenkins Stand at FOSDEM Brussels

Two Days Behind the Jenkins Booth at FOSDEM 2026 FOSDEM is always a blur. Two days, hundreds of conversations, one booth, and just enough coffee and beer to get through the weekend. This year at FOSDEM 2026, I had the privilege of standing behind the Jenkins booth. If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like on the other side of the table at one of...

Stefan Spieker February 16, 2026
Tuning Jenkins Java Settings For Responsiveness and Stability with Large Instances

Hello, Jenkins Community! As of Java 17, the JVM’s defaults have improved to the point where hand-tuned configurations often make performance worse rather than better. The runtime now: Detects container limits and sizes heaps/threads accordingly Optimizes pause times automatically using real-time profiling Allocates memory more efficiently Uses G1GC by default, which is more predictable than older collectors Using -XX:MaxRAMPercentage and -XX:InitialRAMPercentage settings instead of fixed -Xms and -Xmx has...

Clinton Steiner February 6, 2026
Meet Jenkins at FOSDEM Brussels

Meet Jenkins at FOSDEM Brussels We’re excited to share that Jenkins has a stand at FOSDEM in Brussels this year! If you’re attending, come by the Jenkins booth to say hello. Whether you want to talk CI/CD best practices, share what you’re building with Jenkins, ask questions, or just geek out about automation, we’d love to chat. What is FOSDEM? FOSDEM (Free and Open...

Stefan Spieker January 30, 2026
Google Summer of Code 2026: Volunteers Needed to Mentor Future Jenkins Contributors

TL,DR: Jenkins is preparing to participate in its tenth (10th) year in Google Summer of Code (GSoC). We are seeking volunteers to be Jenkins mentors in the program: Mentoring takes about 5 to 8 hours of work per week for a 10-22 weeks program. Mentors provide guidance, coaching, review proposals, pull-requests, and contributor presentations. Sign up to mentor one of these project ideas or...

Shivay Lamba January 5, 2026

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