Jenkins Press Information
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If you’re a journalist, blogger or anybody else who might consider themselves "press" this page should help you refer to, explain or otherwise cite the Jenkins project correctly. If this page does not sufficiently answer a question you may have, or you’re seeking comment, please reach out to our Press Contact below.
About Jenkins
Elevator Pitch
The leading open source automation server, Jenkins provides hundreds of plugins to support building, deploying and automating any project.
Blurb
Jenkins is the leading open source automation server supported by a large and growing community of developers, testers, designers and other people interested in continuous integration, continuous delivery and modern software delivery practices. Built on the Java Virtual Machine (JVM), it provides more than 1,800 plugins that extend Jenkins to automate with practically any technology software delivery teams use. In 2022, Jenkins reached 300,000 known installations making it the most widely deployed automation server.
Governance
Our Governance Document outlines the project’s philosophy, structure and guidelines. This also includes information on the Governance Board, which is the group with acting executive authority. While board members are available for comment, we encourage you to reach out to our Press Contact as an initial point of contact for press inquiries.
The name "Jenkins" is a registered trademark in the USA to protect the project and users from confusing use of the term: #4664929, held by LF CHARITIES, Inc. (a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity associated with the Linux Foundation).
Trademark
The name "Jenkins" is a registered trademark in the USA (#4664929, held by Software in the Public Interest, Inc.) in order to protect the project and users from confusing use of the term. For more info about trademark and its usage see the Trademark and Trademark Attribution sections of the Governance document.
Branding
We ask that the following branding guidelines be used when referring to or writing about the Jenkins project:
Correct:
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the Jenkins project
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Jenkins
Incorrect:
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Jenkins CI
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Jenkins server
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Mr. Jenkins
Artwork
Figure 1. Jenkins
On our Logo page we have documented some versions of our logo, including the color palette our branding uses. Our logos can be downloaded in a number of sizes, or as vector graphics, from here. Please do not use any of our "fun logo" variations like Ninja or Superhero Jenkins in publications.
When embedding our logo in an article, we prefer the logo.png (see Figure 1)
to be used over the headshot.png image.
If you have any questions about artwork, please ask our Press Contact.
About the Continuous Delivery Foundation
The Continuous Delivery Foundation (CDF) serves as the vendor-neutral home of many of the fastest-growing projects for continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD). It fosters vendor-neutral collaboration between the industry’s top developers, end users and vendors to further CI/CD best practices and industry specifications. Its mission is to grow and sustain projects that are part of the broad and growing continuous delivery ecosystem.
Press Contact
A single point of contact is available for comment, clarification or questions about the Jenkins project. Please bear in mind that many are volunteers so availability and time may be limited. Please post your inquiries in the Press category on the Jenkins community forums.
Security related contacts
If your press request involves any security related matter, please contact the Security Team directly.