Fastest and Easiest Way to Install Jenkins on Mac

The fastest and easiest way to install Jenkins on a Mac is by using Homebrew.

If you don’t know what Homebrew is or how to install it, check this link for more information: https://brew.sh/

Step 1:

Install Homebrew, see https://brew.sh/

Step 2:

You will need Java/Java Development Kit (JDK) installed. This can also be done via Homebrew, open a terminal window and type:

brew cask install homebrew/cask-versions/java8

• You can install whatever version of Java needed, at the time of this entry I needed Java 8.

Once Java has been installed you’ll see some comments from Homebrew in the terminal telling you it was a success:

installer: Package name is JDK 8 Update 192
installer: Upgrading at base path /
installer: The upgrade was successful.
🍺 java8 was successfully installed!

Step 3:

Install Jenkins, in the same terminal window type:

brew install jenkins

Once Jenkins is installed Homebrew will give some information in terminal such as:

Note: When using launchctl the port will be 8080.
To have launchd start jenkins now and restart at login:
brew services start jenkins
Or, if you don’t want/need a background service you can just run:
jenkins
==> Summary
🍺 /usr/local/Cellar/jenkins/2.154: 7 files, 76MB, built in 21 seconds

If you want to run it as a service in the background automatically you can choose the first option: brew services start jeninsor go with the second option and type jenkins in the terminal anytime you need access to Jenkins.

Step 4:

Once you start Jenkins from Step 3, visit localhost:8080 in any browser and follow the prompts. Congratulations! You just installed Jenkins on your Mac :-)