Originally published on October 30, 2025 at https://bruno.verachten.fr/2025/10/30/automating-jenkins-on-android-with-ansible/
I had this old Android phone sitting in my drawer. You know the type - perfectly functional, but replaced by a newer model, gathering dust for months. I kept thinking: "This thing has 4GB of RAM, a decent ARM processor, and runs Linux under the hood with Termuxβ¦β could I run Jenkins on it?"
Spoiler: Yes. But not without some interesting detours along the way.
This is the story of how a naive experiment became a production-ready automation solution, complete with Infrastructure as Code, Configuration as Code, and a 98% success rate on fresh installations.
TL;DR - The Practical Takeaway
Donβt want to read about my mistakes?β¦
