From the course: Learning Jenkins: Automating Software Development and System Administration

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Using a global build tool

Using a global build tool

- In this lesson, we'll be configuring a job that uses tools, specifically Git and Maven. Tool configurations allow us to install different versions of a tool once, and then use that same configuration across multiple projects. Let's go to the Jenkins console to see how tools work. I'm logged into my Jenkins server and I'm viewing the tools configuration. If you're following along on a Windows system, you'll need to configure Git. If you haven't done that already, please review the lesson and exercise files on managing tools. If you're following along on a Mac, Linux, or Docker system, GIT should already be installed. For all platforms, you'll need to set up Maven. Once you have Git and Maven installed, you'll be all set for this lesson. I've already started a new job called Hello Maven. We'll be using Git to check out code and then using Maven to build a Java application. Let's start by selecting Source Code Management. I'm selecting Git, and I need to enter the repository URL. The…

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