In this article, we will see how to download and install jenkins on Windows step by step.
The proess is same for Windows 10, 11 or Windows Server.
Prerequisites to install Jenkins on Windows are:
OpenJDK JDK / JRE 11 – 64 bits. Use
OpenJDK JDK / JRE 17 – 64 bits. Use
Minimum hardware requirements:
256 MB of RAM
1 GB of drive space (although 10 GB is a recommended minimum if running Jenkins as a Docker container)
Recommended hardware configuration for a small team:
4 GB+ of RAM
50 GB+ of drive space
Download Jenkins for Windows
1. Download the Jekins software by clicking on Download Jenkins
2. From the below screenshot, click on Windows under LTS(Long Term support) which is stable.
3. Once clicked on Windows, automatically jenkins.msi file downloads starts.
4. Once download completed, click jenkins.msi file.
5. Then, click on next.
6. In the destionation folder window select path to install Jenkins. I am going with default path selected in the below image.
7. Select the logon type and click on next.
8. Provide port for jenkins service and click on test port and click on Next.
9. Select Java home directory and click on next.
10. Now select the features to and click on next.
11. Now click on install to start the Jenkins installation.
12. Click on Finish.
Jenkins Post Installation setup on Windows
1. Open any browser and type http://localhost:8080/
2. Now, open the file as highlighted below to get the password for Administrator.
3. Copy the password from the file(Password is not same for you and me). Then click on Continue.
4. Now click on Install suggested plugins.
5. After plugins installation completes, we have to create the first admin user. Enter the username password email and full name. Then click on save and continue.
6. In instance configuration, keep url as it is or you can provide the domain if you have already. I am going with default one. Then click on Save and Finish.
So in this article, we have seen how to install prerequisites to install Jenkins and then we have seen how to download and install Jenkins on Windows step by step.
For the above process, please watch below video.