Types of pipeline in Jenkins

In Jenkins, there are several types of pipelines that you can create to automate your software delivery process. Here are the main types of pipelines in Jenkins:

  1. Scripted Pipeline: The Scripted Pipeline is the traditional and original form of Jenkins pipelines. It is based on Groovy scripting language and provides a lot of flexibility and control. With Scripted Pipeline, you have more fine-grained control over the flow and can define custom logic using Groovy syntax.

  2. Declarative Pipeline: Declarative Pipeline is a more structured and opinionated way of defining pipelines in Jenkins. It provides a simplified syntax and focuses on the "what" rather than the "how" of a pipeline. Declarative Pipeline aims to provide a more declarative and human-readable approach to pipeline definition.

  3. Multibranch Pipeline: Multibranch Pipeline is a type of pipeline that allows you to automatically create and manage Jenkins pipelines for multiple branches of your source code repository. It detects branches in your repository and creates separate pipelines for each branch. This is particularly useful in projects with multiple long-lived branches.

  4. Pipeline as Code: Jenkins pipelines can be defined and managed as code, often referred to as "Pipeline as Code." It means that the pipeline configuration is stored alongside your source code repository, allowing you to version control and track changes to your pipeline along with your code. This approach provides better traceability, repeatability, and collaboration.

  5. GitHub Organization Pipeline: Jenkins can integrate with GitHub to automatically create pipelines for your GitHub organization. It scans your organization's repositories and creates corresponding pipelines based on predefined pipeline templates. This allows for centralized management and automation of pipelines across multiple repositories within an organization.

These are some of the main types of pipelines in Jenkins. Each type has its own strengths and use cases, so you can choose the one that best fits your project requirements and preferences.