[FIXED] Installing jenkins locally

Issue

I need to install Jenkins in my localhost(CentOS) and I tried issuing the procedures in the following link:

rel="nofollow">https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/JENKINS/Installing+Jenkins+on+RedHat+distributions

But it gives an error saying,

Resolving pkg.jenkins-ci.org... 63.246.20.93 Connecting to pkg.jenkins-ci.org|63.246.20.93|:80... failed: Connection refused.

Though, wget http://pkg.jenkins-ci.org works fine.

Can anyone help me to resolve this issue?

Solution

I'd suggest you first download the war, and run java -jar jenkins.war to see if it works properly. It will start with the defaults.

If all is OK, maybe just wrap this with a script and configure it to run as a service.

I hope this helps.

EDIT: This is old, but worth mentioning that Jenkins has a formal Docker image you can use to quickly spin up a local instance for your tests. You can also mount a local directory into your container for persistence storage, which makes it a great option for your CI developments.

Quick test

docker run -p 8080:8080 jenkins

Better usage (with persistence storage)

docker run -d --name jenkins -p 8080:8080 -p 50000:50000 -v /local/dir:/var/jenkins_home jenkins

Point a browser to http://localhost:8080

See official Github page

Answered By - Eldad Assis
Answer Checked By - Senaida (JavaFixing Volunteer)