Diagrams
flowchart LR
%% Broad Concepts
A["Jenkins"] -->|"is used for"| B["Build Automation"]
B -->|"is part of"| C["CI/CD"]
%% CI/CD Expansion
C -->|"includes"| D["Continuous Integration"]
C -->|"includes"| E["Continuous Delivery"]
%% Build Execution Structure
A -->|"executes"| F["Jobs & Pipelines"]
F -->|"defined in"| G["Jenkinsfile"]
F -->|"organized into"| H["Stages & Steps"]
F -->|"triggered by"| I["Triggers"]
%% Infrastructure
A -->|"follows"| J["Master-Agent Architecture"]
J -->|"uses"| K["Nodes & Executors"]
%% Extensibility & Customization
A -->|"is extended with"| L["Plugins"]
A -->|"uses"| M["Environment Variables"]
%% Security & Performance
A -->|"requires"| N["Security & Access Control"]
A -->|"needs"| O["Monitoring & Performance"]
%% User Interfaces
A -->|"provides"| P["User Interfaces"]
P -->|"includes"| Q["Classic UI"]
P -->|"includes"| R["Blue Ocean"]
A -->|"can be controlled via"| S["Jenkins CLI & API"]
%% Build Artifacts & Testing
F -->|"produces"| T["Artifact Management"]
F -->|"includes"| U["Testing in Pipelines"]
F -->|"supports"| V["Infrastructure as Code"]
%% Error Handling
F -->|"requires"| W["Error Handling & Retries"]
%% Cross-links
W ---|helps improve| O
O ---|ensures| B
N ---|protects| B
M ---|modifies behavior of| F
graph LR
%% Core Concept (Warmest)
A["🔴 Jenkins"] -->|Enables| B["🟠CI/CD"]
%% CI/CD Breakdown
B -->|Includes| C["🟠Continuous Integration"]
B -->|Includes| D["🟠Continuous Delivery"]
B -->|Facilitates| E["🟠Build Automation"]
%% Jenkins Core Architecture & Execution
A -->|Manages| F["🟡 Master-Agent Architecture"]
F -->|Uses| G["🟡 Nodes & Executors"]
A -->|Executes| H["🟡 Pipelines & Jobs"]
H -->|Defined in| I["🟡 Jenkinsfile"]
H -->|Consists of| J["🟡 Stages & Steps"]
H -->|Triggered by| K["🟡 Build Triggers"]
%% Supporting Features & User Interaction
A -->|Extensible with| L["🟢 Plugins"]
A -->|Controlled via| M["🟢 User Interfaces"]
M -->|Includes| N["🟢 Classic UI"]
M -->|Includes| O["🟢 Blue Ocean UI"]
M -->|Accessible via| P["🟢 Jenkins CLI & API"]
A -->|Uses| Q["🟢 Environment Variables"]
A -->|Secured by| R["🟢 Security & Access Control"]
A -->|Monitored through| S["🟢 Monitoring & Performance"]
%% Execution & Optimization
H -->|Produces| T["🔵 Build Artifacts"]
H -->|Includes| U["🔵 Testing in Pipelines"]
H -->|Supports| V["🔵 Infrastructure as Code"]
H -->|Requires| W["🔵 Error Handling & Retries"]
W -->|Improves Stability| S
S -->|Ensures Efficiency| A
flowchart LR
%% Use colors: Warmer for top layers, cooler for lower layers.
%% Execution Details (Coolest Colors: Blue/Green)
subgraph Exec["🔵 Execution Details"]
W["🔵 Error Handling & Retries"]
V["🟢 Infrastructure as Code"]
U["🟢 Testing in Pipelines"]
T["🟢 Artifact Management"]
S["🟢 Jenkins CLI & API"]
R["🟢 Blue Ocean"]
Q["🟢 Classic UI"]
P["🟢 User Interfaces"]
O["🟢 Monitoring & Performance"]
N["🟢 Security & Access Control"]
M["🟢 Environment Variables"]
L["🟢 Plugins"]
end
%% Infrastructure & Pipeline Components
subgraph Infra["🟡 Infrastructure & Pipelines"]
K["🟡 Nodes & Executors"]
J["🟡 Master-Agent Architecture"]
I["🟡 Triggers"]
H["🟡 Stages & Steps"]
G["🟡 Jenkinsfile"]
F["🟡 Jobs & Pipelines"]
end
%% CI/CD and Core Jenkins Concepts (Warmest Colors: Orange/Red)
subgraph Core["🟠CI/CD & Jenkins Core"]
E["🟠Continuous Delivery"]
D["🟠Continuous Integration"]
C["🟠CI/CD"]
B["🟠Build Automation"]
A["🔴 Jenkins"]
end
%% Linking from Execution Details to Core Concepts (Reversed Arrows)
W -->|ensures stability| O
V -->|used for defining| F
U -->|validates| F
T -->|produces| B
S -->|provides alternative control for| P
R -->|enhances visualization of| F
Q -->|classic interface for| F
P -->|interacts with| A
O -->|improves performance of| A
N -->|secures| A
M -->|modifies behavior of| F
L -->|extends functionality of| A
K -->|executes jobs from| J
J -->|manages| A
I -->|initiates| F
H -->|organizes steps within| F
G -->|defines| F
F -->|executes| B
E -->|is part of| C
D -->|is part of| C
C -->|enables| B
B -->|is powered by| A
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