ssh username@

sudo apt-get install python-software-properties
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
sudo apt-get update
apt-get install openjdk-8-jdk

wget [https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-2.14.1-all.zip](https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-2.14.1-all.zip)
unzip gradle-2.14.1-all.zip

sudo apt-get install git

PART II: Set up Jenkins to build Android Jobs

Once logged in, go to the following path:

Jenkins > Manage Jenkins > Global Tool Configuration

At this location, add `JAVA_HOME` with the following entries:

Name = JAVA_HOME
JAVA_HOME = /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64

Also add the following values to **Git** and save the environment variables:

Name = Default
/usr/bin/git

Now go to the following path:

Jenkins > Manage Jenkins > Configuration

At this location, add `ANDROID_HOME` to the "global properties":

Name = ANDROID_HOME
Value = /home/username/android-sdk-linux

Name = JAVA_HOME
JAVA_HOME = /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64

Jenkins > Manage Jenkins > Configuration

Part III: Create a Jenkins Job for your Android project

Click on **New Item** in the Jenkins home screen.

Add a **Project Name** and **Description**.

In the **General** tab, select **Advanced**. Then select **Use custom workspace**:

Directory /home/user/Code/ProjectFolder

In the source code management select **Git**. I am using **Bitbucket** for the purpose of this example:

Repository URL = [https://username:[email protected]/project/projectname.git](https://username:[email protected]/project/projectname.git)

Select additional behaviors for your repository:

Clean Before Checkout
Checkout to a sub-directory. Local subdirectory for repo /home/user/Code/ProjectFolder

Select a branch you want to build:

*/master

In the **Build** tab, select **Execute Shell** in **Add build step**.

In the **Execute shell**, add the following command:

cd /home/user/Code/ProjectFolder && gradle clean assemble --no-daemon

If you want to run Lint on the project, then add another build step into the **Execute shell**:

/home/user/gradle/gradle-2.14.1/bin/gradle lint

Repository URL = https://username:[email protected]/project/projectname.git (opens new window)

*/master

/home/user/gradle/gradle-2.14.1/bin/gradle lint

Now your system is finally set up to build Android projects using Jenkins. This setup makes your life so much easier for releasing builds to QA and UAT teams.

PS: Since Jenkins is a different user on your Ubuntu machine, you should give it rights to create folders in your workspace by executing the following command:

chown -R jenkins .git