Jenkins

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Definition

Open-source automation server for continuous integration and deployment. Like having a dedicated quality control manager who automatically tests and delivers your products.

Real-World Example

Development teams use Jenkins to automatically run tests and deploy code whenever changes are made.

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Cloud Provider Equivalencies

Jenkins is a self-managed, open-source CI/CD automation server. The listed cloud services are managed CI/CD platforms that provide similar pipeline, build, test, and deployment automation without running your own Jenkins controller/agents.

AWS
AWS CodePipeline (or AWS CodeBuild/CodeDeploy for build/deploy tasks)
AZ
Azure Pipelines (Azure DevOps)
GCP
Google Cloud Build (often paired with Cloud Deploy for releases)
OCI
OCI DevOps

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