# Configure Jenkins on EC2 instance

To launch Jenkins hit the EC2 instance IP followed by port 8080:\
\&#xNAN;***http\://\<ip address of instance>:8080***\\

Move to the directory where the Jenkins password is stored and paste the password

```sh
sudo cat /var/lib/jenkins/secrets/initialAdminPassword
```

Install the suggested plugins in Jenkins

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Provide username, password and other details to login

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Install the **Docker Pipeline** and **SonarQube Scanner** plugins on Jenkins

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Now Jenkins is ready to be used to create the CI pipeline
