Getting Started with Custom Build Packs

The driving idea behind build packs

I stand by my claim that “you do not need to understand Kubernetes to use Jenkins X.” To be more precise, those who do not want to know Kubernetes and its ecosystem in detail can benefit from Jenkins X’s ability to simplify the processes around the software development lifecycle. That’s the promise or, at least, one of the driving ideas behind the project. Nevertheless, for that goal to reach as wide of an audience as possible, we need a variety of build packs. The more we have, the more use cases can be covered with a single jx import or jx quickstart command.

The problem is that there is an ...