Jenkins Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Jenkins hosting on xCloud gives your team its own self-hosted CI server without assembling one: deploy Jenkins on a dedicated Cloud VPS and build, test and deliver software with freestyle jobs, pipelines, schedules and plugins. xCloud runs the official Jenkins 2.568.2 LTS JDK 21 image, mounts a persistent jenkins_home volume and publishes the controller over HTTPS, with your administrator credentials waiting when you sign in.

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What is Jenkins?

Self-hosted Jenkins is a CI/CD automation server written in Java and used for building projects, running tests, static code analysis and deployment. Upstream describes it as an open-source automation server with over 2,000 plugins, released under the MIT licence, and you can self-host it instead of using SaaS pipelines such as GitHub Actions and CircleCI. It ships in two release lines: weekly and Long-Term Support (LTS).

On xCloud the template runs a single Jenkins 2.568.2 LTS controller on JDK 21 from the official image, pinned by digest. All controller state sits on one jenkins_home volume, port 8080 is proxied over HTTPS on your domain, and the administrator account you choose or generate is created on first start. No build agents are included.

From Sign-Up to a Live Jenkins Controller In Just 3 Easy Steps

Self-hosting a CI/CD controller normally means a container, a persistent home directory, a domain and a certificate before a single pipeline runs. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Jenkins from the OneClick catalog. Enter a site title and domain, then supply or generate an administrator username and password.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the official Jenkins 2.568.2 LTS JDK 21 image pinned by immutable digest, create your administrator account on the first empty jenkins_home volume, disable anonymous access, and publish Jenkins over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Sign In And Run A Job
Open your HTTPS URL and sign in with your administrator credentials. Review Manage Jenkins → Security, install only trusted plugins, and create a pipeline or freestyle job to confirm a working build.

Everything Jenkins Does, On Your Own Server

Jenkins runs in full here — freestyle jobs, pipelines and over 2,000 upstream plugins, on infrastructure you control.

Pipelines And Freestyle Jobs
Build, test and deliver software with Jenkins' own pipeline and freestyle job types, exactly as upstream ships them.
Scheduled Automation
Trigger jobs on a schedule or on events, without a separate cron layer to maintain.
Extensible Plugin Ecosystem
Install the plugins your pipeline needs from Jenkins' own plugin manager, reviewed and chosen by you.
Secure Administrator Initialization
Your administrator account is created once, on the first empty controller, with anonymous access disabled from the start.
Build History And Credentials
Review past builds and manage the credentials your jobs use, all from Jenkins' own interface.
One Volume, Fully Persistent
Users, jobs, build history, plugins, secrets and configuration all live on jenkins_home and survive a restart.

Everything You Need To Run Your CI/CD Automation 24/7

Managed hosting for Jenkins, so the parts that keep it online are not your problem.

Jenkins 2.568.2 LTS deployed instantly
Official pinned image digest
Administrator credentials set at install
Agent port, Docker socket excluded by design
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Jenkins

Run builds and tests on every push
A small engineering team creates pipeline or freestyle jobs that build a project and run its tests, then reads the results and build history in one place instead of per-repository SaaS dashboards.
Schedule recurring automation jobs
An operations engineer sets jobs to run on a schedule, such as nightly maintenance scripts, and keeps their logs and past runs alongside the credentials those jobs need, all on one server.
Keep CI credentials on your own server
A team that does not want build secrets held by a hosted CI vendor stores credentials in Jenkins on a server it controls, with anonymous access disabled from the first boot.
Extend CI with plugins you choose
A platform lead picks the plugins the pipeline needs from the Jenkins plugin manager and installs only trusted ones, rather than accepting the fixed feature set of a hosted service.

Jenkins vs Alternatives

GitHub Actions: Choose Jenkins as a GitHub Actions alternative when you want the controller, build history and stored credentials on a server you control, extended with plugins from Jenkins' own plugin manager.
CircleCI: Jenkins is a CircleCI alternative that you run yourself: one controller on a dedicated Cloud VPS, with users, jobs and secrets on a single jenkins_home volume you can back up.
GitLab CI: In a Jenkins vs GitLab CI comparison, Jenkins is a standalone automation server that runs separately from your Git host, with over 2,000 plugins per upstream.
GoCD: GoCD is a self-hosted peer with its own OneClick page. Jenkins offers weekly and Long-Term Support release lines and its own plugin catalogue.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

Dedicated Cloud VPS sizes, pre-configured for Jenkins hosting. Pick the one that fits, and resize any time.

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More plugins, more concurrent builds and retained artifacts.

$59.99per month

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6 vCPU cores
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Cloud VPS 24 GB

Jenkins alongside a whole self-hosted stack.

$84.99per month

24 GB RAM
8 vCPU cores
300 GB NVMe SSD
30 TB
Unlimited

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Every size is a dedicated Cloud VPS we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Billed monthly with no lock-in — delete the server and the unused balance comes back to your account. Jenkins itself is free under the MIT license.

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Priced per connected server, so your rate adjusts automatically as you add or remove servers. You pay your own provider for the server itself.

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Ready To Run Your Own CI/CD Controller?

Jenkins on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own the server. Stay in control.

Fast Provisioning
Deploy faster using an xCloud Managed Server built with optimized stacks and high-speed SSDs.
Enterprise-grade security
Protect your infrastructure with a free SSL certificate and more advanced security features at no additional cost.
Intuitive Control Panel
From Server creation to application deployment, everything can be managed from our intuitive control panel.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

What is Jenkins used for?

Jenkins automates development work: building projects, running tests to catch bugs as they are introduced, static code analysis and deployment. Upstream's README lists these as its common uses, and over 2,000 plugins extend it. This template gives you the controller to create those jobs on, with no agents attached yet.

Is Jenkins free and open source?

Yes. Jenkins is open source under the MIT licence, so the software itself costs nothing. What you pay xCloud for is the dedicated Cloud VPS it runs on and the HTTPS, domain and deployment work around it. Nothing in this template adds a paid Jenkins edition or licence key.

How do I run Jenkins in Docker?

This template already does Jenkins Docker hosting: it runs the official jenkins/jenkins 2.568.2 LTS JDK 21 image, pinned by digest, with jenkins_home as a named volume and port 8080 proxied over HTTPS. There is no Docker socket or Docker-in-Docker, so you get a self-contained controller without writing the compose file yourself.

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Where does Jenkins store its data?

Everything lives on one persistent volume, jenkins_home: users, credentials, jobs, build history, plugins, secrets and controller configuration. Treat it as a single security-sensitive boundary: take one whole-volume backup and test a restore. A restart does not touch it.

Backups in xCloud

How do I get the Jenkins initial admin password?

You do not need the usual first-run unlock key. At install you set an administrator username and password, or let xCloud generate a 24-character one, and the dashboard shows both. An init script creates that account on the first empty jenkins_home and disables anonymous access, so you sign in directly.

What is the difference between Jenkins LTS and weekly releases?

Upstream offers two release lines. Weekly releases carry new features, improvements and fixes frequently, while Long-Term Support is an older line updated through backported bug fixes. This template pins the 2.568.2 LTS line on JDK 21, so a new install gets that version rather than a rolling weekly build.

How much RAM does Jenkins need?

The template manifest asks for 2048 MB of RAM, 2 CPU cores and 10 GB of disk. This page sells the 6 GB Cloud VPS for headroom. Real needs grow with plugin count, build concurrency and retained artifacts, so for Jenkins cloud workloads with heavy builds, prefer dedicated agents over running builds on the controller.

Does Jenkins need port 50000?

Only if you attach inbound agents. This template deliberately leaves port 50000 closed and publishes only the web interface on 8080 through xCloud's HTTPS proxy. If you add agents later, use a Jenkins-supported authenticated connection and a separately secured execution environment.

Is Jenkins better than GitHub Actions?

Neither is better in general; they suit different needs. Jenkins runs on a server you control, keeps users, credentials and build history in jenkins_home, and extends through more than 2,000 plugins. Pick it when owning that controller matters more than a hosted service's convenience.

Can I add build agents to Jenkins?

Not automatically. The template ships a controller only, with no bundled agents, no Docker socket and no privileged mode. You can add agents yourself later over Jenkins-supported authenticated connections, running them in a separately secured environment instead of on this controller.

Does xCloud automatically upgrade Jenkins?

No. The image is pinned to Jenkins 2.568.2 LTS by digest, and a catalogue re-sync only affects new installs. For an existing site, back up jenkins_home, review the Jenkins LTS upgrade guide and plugin compatibility, change the image on purpose, then verify login and one representative job.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. There is no lock-in — cancel any time. Hosting is billed monthly and charged for what you actually use, so when you delete the server the unused balance is refunded to your account, less up to 10% in payment-processing fees.