How to Integrate Jenkins with GitHub Using HTTP Credentials

Integrating Jenkins with GitHub is a crucial step for automating your CI/CD pipelines. By linking Jenkins to GitHub repositories, Jenkins can easily pull source code for building, testing, and deployment purposes. In this tutorial, we’ll walk through how to integrate Jenkins with GitHub using HTTP credentials and Personal Access Tokens (PAT). Whether you’re a DevOps beginner or someone looking to streamline your pipeline, this guide will provide you with a step-by-step approach to accomplish the integration securely.

Prerequisites

Before we start, ensure you have:

• A Jenkins instance set up (I’m using AWS ECS Fargate for this guide).
• A GitHub repository (Private or Public).
• Personal Access Tokens from GitHub (since using your regular password is not a secure practice anymore).

Steps to Integrate Jenkins with GitHub

1. Set up a New Project in Jenkins

To begin the integration, log in to your Jenkins dashboard:

1. From the Jenkins main page, click Create New Item.
2. Choose a name for your new project and select Freestyle Project. Then, click OK to proceed.

Now, we’re ready to configure the project.

2. Configure Source Code Management (Git)