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# About

[![Jenkins Regular Release](https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jenkins.io%2Fchangelog%2Fbadge.json)](https://www.jenkins.io/changelog)
[![Jenkins LTS Release](https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jenkins.io%2Fchangelog-stable%2Fbadge.json)](https://www.jenkins.io/changelog-stable)
[![Docker Pulls](https://img.shields.io/docker/pulls/jenkins/jenkins.svg)](https://hub.docker.com/r/jenkins/jenkins/)
[![CII Best Practices](https://bestpractices.coreinfrastructure.org/projects/3538/badge)](https://bestpractices.coreinfrastructure.org/projects/3538)
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# Table of Contents

- [About](#about)
- [What to Use Jenkins for and When to Use It](#what-to-use-jenkins-for-and-when-to-use-it)
- [Downloads](#downloads)
- [Getting Started (Development)](#getting-started-development)
- [Source](#source)
- [Contributing to Jenkins](#contributing-to-jenkins)
- [News and Website](#news-and-website)
- [Governance](#governance)
- [Adopters](#adopters)
- [License](#license)

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# About

In a nutshell, Jenkins is the leading open-source automation server.
Built with Java, it provides over 2,000 [plugins](https://plugins.jenkins.io/) to support automating virtually anything,
so that humans can spend their time doing things machines cannot.
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Older release line which gets periodically updated via bug fix backports.

Latest releases:

[![Jenkins Regular Release](https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jenkins.io%2Fchangelog%2Fbadge.json)](https://www.jenkins.io/changelog)
[![Jenkins LTS Release](https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jenkins.io%2Fchangelog-stable%2Fbadge.json)](https://www.jenkins.io/changelog-stable)

# Getting Started (Development)

For more information on setting up your development environment, contributing, and working with Jenkins internals, check the [contributing guide](CONTRIBUTING.md) and the [Jenkins Developer Documentation](https://www.jenkins.io/doc/developer/).

# Source

Our latest and greatest source of Jenkins can be found on [GitHub](https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins). Fork us!

# Contributing to Jenkins

Follow the [contributing guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md) if you want to propose a change in the Jenkins core.
New to open source or Jenkins? Here’s how to get started:

- Read the [Contribution Guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md)
- Check our [good first issues](https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20is%3Aopen%20label%3A%22good%20first%20issue%22)
- Join our [Gitter chat](https://app.gitter.im/#/room/#jenkinsci_newcomer-contributors:gitter.im) for questions and help

For more information about participating in the community and contributing to the Jenkins project,
see [this page](https://www.jenkins.io/participate/).

Documentation for Jenkins core maintainers is in the [maintainers guidelines](docs/MAINTAINERS.adoc).

# News and Website

All information about Jenkins can be found on our [website](https://www.jenkins.io/).
Follow us on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/jenkinsci) or [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/jenkins-project/).
All information about Jenkins can be found on our [official website](https://www.jenkins.io/), including documentation, blog posts, plugin listings, community updates, and more.

Stay up-to-date with the latest Jenkins news, tutorials, and release notes:

- [Jenkins Blog](https://www.jenkins.io/blog/)
- [Documentation](https://www.jenkins.io/doc/)
- [Plugins Index](https://plugins.jenkins.io/)
- [Events](https://www.jenkins.io/events/)

Follow Jenkins on social media to stay connected with the community:

- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/jenkinsci)
- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@jenkinscicd)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/jenkins-project/)

# Governance

See the [Jenkins Governance Document](https://www.jenkins.io/project/governance/) for information about the project's open governance, our philosophy and values, and development practices.
Jenkins Code of Conduct can be found [here](https://www.jenkins.io/project/conduct/).
The Jenkins project is governed by an open source community.
To learn more about the governance structure, project leadership, and how decisions are made, visit the [Governance Page](https://www.jenkins.io/project/governance/).

# Adopters

Jenkins is used by millions of users and thousands of companies.
See [adopters](https://www.jenkins.io/project/adopters/) for the list of Jenkins adopters and their success stories.
Jenkins is trusted by **millions of users** and adopted by **thousands of companies** around the world — from startups to enterprises — to automate their software delivery pipelines.
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Personal opinion: not sure about that change, the "adopted" seems a bit strange to me (then english is not my native language)

Also, do we really want those em-dashes? 😅


Explore the [Adopters Page](https://www.jenkins.io/project/adopters/) and https://stories.jenkins.io to see:

- Companies and organizations using Jenkins
- Success stories and case studies
- How Jenkins is used in different industries

> If your company uses Jenkins and you'd like to be featured, feel free to [submit your story](https://www.jenkins.io/project/adopters/contributing/#share-your-story)!

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