How to store credentials in Jenkins

To store username and passsword of anything like github, dockerhub

From Jenkins dashboard, click on Manage Jenkins

Click on Manage Credentials

Click on Jenkins

Click on Global credentials

Click on Add Credentials

Select kind as Username with password, enter username, password and enter unique id and click on OK

To store ssh private key

Click on Add Credentials Select kind as SSH Username with private key enter the username, click on Enter directly and then click on Add and paste your private key and click on ok

To store any token eg: gitlab, Jfrog, artifactory and sonarqube token

Click on Add Credentials Select kind as Secret text enter the token, id and click on OK