Customizing Jenkins UI with Custom CSS and Themes

If you are dissatisfied with the default Jenkins UI fonts and icons, you can give Jenkins a fresh look using custom CSS styles with a custom logo, which makes the interface more visually appealing.

Key features of the custom CSS:

Flat UI fonts

Improved syntax highlighting for Shell blocks

Better highlighting of console output

Preparation

First, install the simple theme plugin, then restart Jenkins. Navigate to Manage Jenkins → Manage Plugins , click the available tab, search for simple theme , and install it.

Using an online CSS style

http://afonsof.com/jenkins-material-theme/dist/material-teal.css

Go to System Settings → Theme (or Manage Jenkins → Configure → Theme ), search for Theme , and paste the above URL into the CSS field, then save. The Jenkins theme will change accordingly.

Local style

Enter the JENKINS_HOME/userContent directory, create a CSS file:

cd userContent
mkdir layout
vim style.css

Open a browser to the URL http://afonsof.com/jenkins-material-theme/dist/material-teal.css , copy the entire CSS content, paste it into style.css , and save.

Test the file by accessing /userContent/layout/style.css . After confirming it displays correctly, set this URL in the Theme configuration and save.

Extended custom CSS styles

For more themes, visit http://afonsof.com/jenkins-material-theme/ and choose a style you prefer.