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Install jenkins-job-builder with Homebrew, apt, Nix

Configure Jenkins jobs with YAML files stored in Git. Version 6.5.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-25.

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install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install jenkins-job-builder

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install jenkins-job-builder

Debian stable package indexes · jenkins-job-builder · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#jenkins-job-builder

nixpkgs package indexes · jenkins-job-builder · source: raw.githubusercontent.com

overview

Package summary

Configure Jenkins jobs with YAML files stored in Git

Commands and aliases

  • jenkins-jobs

history

Project history and usage

Jenkins Job Builder is a Python tool that converts YAML or JSON job definitions into Jenkins job configuration. Its package-manager role is to put the `jenkins-jobs` executable on a developer or CI administration machine so Jenkins jobs can be generated and updated from version-controlled text.

Project history

The project is documented with a 2012-2026 maintainer copyright range and has long been associated with the OpenStack/OpenDev infrastructure ecosystem. The OpenDev repository presents it as tools for making Jenkins jobs from templates and records the OpenDev migration patch in 2019.

The README says Jenkins Job Builder takes human-readable YAML or JSON descriptions of Jenkins jobs, uses them to configure Jenkins, and includes a flexible template system for creating many similar jobs.

Adoption history

JJB became useful to infrastructure teams that wanted Jenkins jobs reviewed like code. Instead of treating the Jenkins web UI as the source of truth, teams could keep job definitions in Git, generate XML, test definitions locally, and upload changes through a repeatable CLI.

How it is used

The documentation describes YAML or JSON job definition files, directories of definitions, job templates, projects, macros, and defaults. The execution docs show `jenkins-jobs test` for generating XML locally and `jenkins-jobs update` for uploading job and view definitions to a configured Jenkins server.

Why package nerds care

JJB is a classic infrastructure-as-code package from the pre-Pipeline era of Jenkins administration. It matters to package nerds because it bridges human-editable job declarations, generated Jenkins XML, and distro-friendly Python packaging, preserving a workflow that predates many newer Jenkins configuration systems.

Timeline

  • 2012: early project files and licensing history appear in the repository.
  • 2014: sample and reference-test material appears in the repository history.
  • 2019: the project migrated into the OpenDev namespace.
  • 2024: Read the Docs configuration was added to the repository.

Related projects

  • Jenkins is the target automation server whose jobs and views JJB configures.
  • OpenDev and the former OpenStack infrastructure tooling are historically connected to JJB's repository and review workflow.
  • python-jenkins and PyYAML are related implementation dependencies named by the README for non-setup.py installation.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for jenkins-job-builder. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Installs with 3 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix
~/.config/jenkins_jobs/jenkins_jobs.ini<script directory>/jenkins_jobs.ini/etc/jenkins_jobs/jenkins_jobs.ini

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix
~/.config/jenkins_jobs/jenkins_jobs.ini<script directory>/jenkins_jobs.ini/etc/jenkins_jobs/jenkins_jobs.ini

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
jenkins-jobscliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08
manager version6.5.0
manager updated2026-05-25
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://docs.openstack.org/infra/jenkins-job-builder/

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:jenkins-job-builder
Version6.5.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/jenkins-job-builder
Homepagehttps://docs.openstack.org/infra/jenkins-job-builder/
Repositoryhttps://opendev.org/jjb/jenkins-job-builder
Upstream docshttps://jenkins-job-builder.readthedocs.io/en/latest
LicenseApache-2.0
Source archivehttps://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/af/c9/b2fa858f3825c0347a201d0e542c0235605167fcb61b161648585b5ab248/jenkins_job_builder-6.5.0.tar.gz
Last updated2026-05-25T00:00:08Z
Pulseupdated
Dependenciescertifi, libyaml, python@3.14
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namejenkins-job-builder
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

jenkins-job-builder 6.4.2-3

Configure Jenkins using YAML files - metapackage

https://opendev.org/jjb/jenkins-job-builder

sudo apt install jenkins-job-builder
  • Section: misc
  • Architecture: all
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Jenkins Job Builder
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: jenkins-job-builder from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

jenkins-job-builder-doc 6.4.2-3

Configure Jenkins using YAML files - doc

https://opendev.org/jjb/jenkins-job-builder

sudo apt install jenkins-job-builder-doc
  • Section: doc
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: jenkins-job-builder
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Jenkins Job Builder
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: jenkins-job-builder-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

python3-jenkins-job-builder 6.4.2-3

Configure Jenkins using YAML files - Python 3.x

https://opendev.org/jjb/jenkins-job-builder

sudo apt install python3-jenkins-job-builder
  • Section: python
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: jenkins-job-builder
  • 9 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Jenkins Job Builder
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: python3-jenkins-job-builder from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

jenkins-job-builder

nix profile install nixpkgs#jenkins-job-builder
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Jenkins Job Builder
nixpkgs package indexes · raw.githubusercontent.com · nixpkgs package indexes: jenkins-job-builder from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
Ubuntu apt95%

jenkins-job-builder 3.11.0-6

Configure Jenkins using YAML files - metapackage

http://ci.openstack.org/jenkins-job-builder

sudo apt install jenkins-job-builder
  • Section: universe/python
  • Architecture: all
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Jenkins Job Builder
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: jenkins-job-builder from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

jenkins-job-builder-doc 3.11.0-6

Configure Jenkins using YAML files - doc

http://ci.openstack.org/jenkins-job-builder

sudo apt install jenkins-job-builder-doc
  • Section: universe/doc
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: jenkins-job-builder
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Jenkins Job Builder
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: jenkins-job-builder-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

python3-jenkins-job-builder 3.11.0-6

Configure Jenkins using YAML files - Python 3.x

http://ci.openstack.org/jenkins-job-builder

sudo apt install python3-jenkins-job-builder
  • Section: universe/python
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: jenkins-job-builder
  • 9 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Jenkins Job Builder
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: python3-jenkins-job-builder from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

package graph

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  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
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