Configuring Crowd Authentication for Jenkins (Crowd 3.7.1 / Jenkins 2.220)
This guide walks through setting up Crowd 3.7.1 with Jenkins 2.220 by creating user directories, groups, and applications in Crowd, then configuring Jenkins to use the Crowd2 plugin for global security and login, including screenshots for each step.
1. Service Versions
Crowd: 3.7.1 Jenkins: 2.220
2. Configure Crowd
2.1 Create User Directory
Click "Next", enter a directory name, and click "Save".
The created directory is named users .
2.2 Create Group
Create a group to manage Jenkins users.
2.3 Create Application
Create an application to manage Jenkins.
3. Configure Jenkins
3.1 Log in to Jenkins (admin) and click Manage Jenkins
3.2 Click Manage Plugins
3.3 Search for Crowd2 plugin (already installed)
3.4 Click Configure Global Security
3.5 Add Crowd2 login configuration
Restart the Jenkins service and log in using the JIRA users imported from Crowd.
Official plugin documentation: https://plugins.jenkins.io/crowd2/
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