Jenkins Performance: Avoiding Pitfalls, Diagnosing Issues & Scaling for Growth

Jenkins prides itself on being easy to get started with, but as our demands on it grow, its performance can degrade. We have worked as Support Engineers at CloudBees, and managed Jenkins masters with 170,000 jobs at Yahoo. From that experience we have learned how to optimize Jenkins at the outset, troubleshoot performance problems when they crop up, and scale Jenkins horizontally when growth in usage requires it. Join us to learn about the tools, techniques, and best practices that will help you avoid Jenkins performance headaches, whether you are just getting started or are a seasoned user. We’ll start by covering how to determine the best hardware for your workload, and how to configure and monitor Jenkins properly. Then we’ll talk about how to detect, diagnose, and fix performance issues. Finally, we’ll cover when and how to scale horizontally, adding additional masters to support growth in your environment. Throughout our talk, we will use real-world examples from our experiences running Jenkins ourselves and supporting CloudBees customers.

Speakers: Owen Mehegan & Ryan Smith, Senior Development Support Engineers

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