Jianmu: An Open‑Source No‑Code/Low‑Code CI/CD Tool for DevOps – Installation and First Project Guide

Jianmu is an open‑source, highly extensible DevOps‑focused no‑code (graphical) / low‑code (GitOps) tool that helps users easily orchestrate various DevOps workflows and dispatch them to different platforms.

Online Experience Visit https://www.gitlink.org.cn/jianmu/demo/devops and log in with the account jianmu and password jianmu.dev to try the tool without any local installation.

Deployment Options

Jianmu can be installed via two methods: Docker‑Compose or Kubernetes.

System Requirements

Operating System: Ubuntu 21.04 (recommended) or macOS Monterey

CPU: 2 cores

Memory: 8 GB

Disk: 100 GB

Method 1: Docker‑Compose Deployment

Software requirements: Docker ≥ 19.30, Docker‑Compose ≥ 1.29.2.

Download the docker-compose.yml file: wget https://gitee.com/jianmu-dev/jianmu-deploy/raw/master/docker-compose.yml

Start the services: docker-compose up -d

Access the UI at http://localhost using the default credentials admin/123456 .

Method 2: Kubernetes Deployment

Software requirement: Kubernetes ≥ 1.18.

Download the kubernetes.yaml file: wget https://gitee.com/jianmu-dev/jianmu-deploy/raw/master/kubernetes.yaml

Apply the manifest: kubectl apply -f kubernetes.yaml

Access the UI via the node IP and port 30180 with the same default credentials admin/123456 .

First Project – Hello World

Prerequisites: a corporate WeChat account, a test group, and a bot webhook URL.

Create a new project named “hello”.

Import the project from https://gitee.com/jianmu-dev/jianmu-docs.git .

Set the branch to master , disable authentication, and select hello-world.yml as the workflow file.

After saving, the system generates a workflow called hello_world that triggers automatically at minutes 0 and 30 of each hour, sending a greeting to the configured enterprise WeChat bot.

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