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Jenkins Plugin Installation Manager Tool
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MIT License
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free of charge · provided AS IS without warranty
Read 14 Nov 2026 · github.com
On the record
- Authenticated hosts
- Basic Authentication credentials for specific hosts can be passed with --credentials or JENKINS_UC_CREDENTIALS and are not used preemptively.github.com · read 14 Nov 2026
- Docker bundle
- It ships in the official Jenkins Docker image and is invoked there as jenkins-plugin-cli.github.com · read 14 Nov 2026
- Download
- The documented way to run it is to download the latest jenkins-plugin-manager jar and execute it with java -jar.github.com · read 14 Nov 2026
- Download integrity
- Update-center content is checked with a configurable hash, and SHA256 is the default.github.com · read 14 Nov 2026
- Experimental plugins
- The experimental version specifier downloads the latest plugin from the experimental update center, including alpha and beta versions.github.com · read 14 Nov 2026
- Maven limit
- Downloading plugins from Maven is not supported.github.com · read 14 Nov 2026
- Plugin input
- Plugins can be listed in a plugins.txt or plugins.yaml file, or passed on the command line.github.com · read 14 Nov 2026
- Proxy
- Proxy support uses the standard Java http.proxyHost and http.proxyPort system properties, with only basic NTLM support.github.com · read 14 Nov 2026
- Purpose
- It downloads Jenkins plugins and their dependencies into a folder so they can be imported into a Jenkins instance.github.com · read 14 Nov 2026
- Security warnings
- It can show available updates and security warnings for plugins being downloaded.github.com · read 14 Nov 2026
- Skip-failed risk
- Skipping plugins that fail to download can leave Jenkins in a broken state.github.com · read 14 Nov 2026
- Support
- Contributors are invited to pick an open GitHub issue or open a new one.github.com · read 14 Nov 2026
- Update center
- If unset, the main update center defaults to the Jenkins updates.jenkins.io update-center JSON.github.com · read 14 Nov 2026
- Version pinning limit
- --latest defaults to true, so pinned plugin versions may fail to install when a newer version exists.github.com · read 14 Nov 2026
- Who it is for
- Jenkins Docker image users can run the bundled CLI inside a running container to install plugins.github.com · read 14 Nov 2026
