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Jenkins recommended plugins

When configuring a Jenkins instance within a Kubernetes environment, several plugins are commonly recommended to ensure full functionality regarding container orchestration, pipeline visualization, and cluster integration^[400-devops__06-Kubernetes__k8s-jenkins__k8s.md].

Core Recommendations

Based on standard Kubernetes Deployment configurations, the following plugins are frequently cited:

  • Docker: Essential for building and publishing Docker images as part of Continuous Integration (CI) workflows^[400-devops__06-Kubernetes__k8s-jenkins__k8s.md].
  • Docker Pipelines (docker-pip): Provides integration capabilities specifically tailored for pipeline interactions with Docker^[400-devops__06-Kubernetes__k8s-jenkins__k8s.md].
  • Kubernetes (k8s): The critical plugin that allows Jenkins to dynamically provision agents as Kubernetes pods^[400-devops__06-Kubernetes__k8s-jenkins__k8s.md].
  • Blue Ocean: A modern user interface suite that improves the visualization of Continuous Delivery (CD) pipelines^[400-devops__06-Kubernetes__k8s-jenkins__k8s.md].

Sources

^[400-devops__06-Kubernetes__k8s-jenkins__k8s.md]