Testing 100's of OS Images with Jenkins - From Pull Request to Production Release

Explore the intricate process of testing and releasing balenaOS, an open-source Yocto-based Linux operating system for IoT devices, in this informative conference talk. Discover how Jenkins is utilized to build, test, and automate the CI/CD pipeline for over 90 different balenaOS images across multiple versions. Learn about the journey from pull request to production release, including the use of a board farm with Autokit testing kits for hardware testing. Gain insights into scaling Jenkins to handle 30-40 balenaOS releases per day, interfacing with GitHub for job management, and leveraging custom hardware workers for efficient testing.