diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+# Set POSIX sh for maximum interoperability
+SHELL := /bin/sh
+PATH  := $(GOPATH)/bin:$(PATH)
+
+# Import config
+# You can change the default config with `make config="config_special.env" build`
+config ?= config.env
+include $(config)
+
+# Set an output prefix, which is the local directory if not specified
+PREFIX?=$(shell pwd)
+
+VERSION := $(shell cat VERSION.txt)
+GITCOMMIT := $(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD)
+GITBRANCH := $(shell git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
+GITUNTRACKEDCHANGES := $(shell git status --porcelain --untracked-files=no)
+GITIGNOREDBUTTRACKEDCHANGES := $(shell git ls-files -i --exclude-standard)
+ifneq ($(GITUNTRACKEDCHANGES),)
+    GITCOMMIT := $(GITCOMMIT)-dirty
+endif
+ifneq ($(GITIGNOREDBUTTRACKEDCHANGES),)
+    GITCOMMIT := $(GITCOMMIT)-dirty
+endif
+
+VERSION_TAG := $(GITCOMMIT)
+LATEST_TAG := $(GITCOMMIT)
+BUILD_TAG := $(GITBRANCH)-$(GITCOMMIT)
+
+BUILD_PATH := ./cmd/manager
+
+# Set any default go build tags
+BUILDTAGS :=
+
+# Set the build dir, where built cross-compiled binaries will be output
+BUILDDIR := ${PREFIX}/cross
+
+CTIMEVAR=-X $(PKG)/version.GitCommit=$(GITCOMMIT) -X $(PKG)/version.Version=$(VERSION)
+GO_LDFLAGS=-ldflags "-w $(CTIMEVAR)"
+GO_LDFLAGS_STATIC=-ldflags "-w $(CTIMEVAR) -extldflags -static"
+
+# List the GOOS and GOARCH to build
+GOOSARCHES = linux/amd64
+
+PACKAGES = $(shell go list -f '{{.ImportPath}}/' ./... | grep -v vendor)
+PACKAGES_FOR_UNIT_TESTS = $(shell go list -f '{{.ImportPath}}/' ./... | grep -v vendor | grep -v e2e)
+
+ARGS ?= /usr/bin/jenkins-operator --local --namespace=$(NAMESPACE) $(EXTRA_ARGS)
+
+.DEFAULT_GOAL := help
+
+.PHONY: all
+all: status checkmake clean build verify install docker-build docker-images ## Build the image
+	@echo "+ $@"
+
+.PHONY: check-env
+check-env: ## Checks the environment variables
+	@echo "+ $@"
+	@echo "NAME: $(NAME)"
+ifeq ($(NAME),)
+	$(error You must provide application name)
+endif
+	@echo "VERSION: $(VERSION)"
+ifeq ($(VERSION),)
+	$(error You must provide application version)
+endif
+	@echo "PKG: $(PKG)"
+ifeq ($(PKG),)
+	$(error You must provide application package)
+endif
+	@echo "VERSION_TAG: $(VERSION_TAG)"
+	@echo "LATEST_TAG: $(LATEST_TAG)"
+	@echo "BUILD_TAG: $(BUILD_TAG)"
+ifneq ($(GITUNTRACKEDCHANGES),)
+	@echo "Changes: \n$(GITUNTRACKEDCHANGES)"
+endif
+
+.PHONY: go-init
+HAS_GIT := $(shell which git)
+HAS_GO := $(shell which go)
+go-init: ## Ensure build time dependencies
+	@echo "+ $@"
+ifndef HAS_GIT
+	$(warning You must install git)
+endif
+ifndef HAS_GO
+	$(warning You must install go)
+endif
+
+.PHONY: go-dependencies
+HAS_DEP := $(shell which dep)
+go-dependencies: ## Ensure build dependencies
+	@echo "+ $@"
+	@echo "Ensure Golang runtime dependencies"
+ifndef HAS_DEP
+	go get -u github.com/golang/dep/cmd/dep
+endif
+	dep ensure -v
+
+.PHONY: build
+build: $(NAME) ## Builds a dynamic executable or package
+	@echo "+ $@"
+
+.PHONY: $(NAME)
+$(NAME): $(wildcard *.go) $(wildcard */*.go) VERSION.txt
+	@echo "+ $@"
+	go build -tags "$(BUILDTAGS)" ${GO_LDFLAGS} -o build/_output/bin/$(NAME) $(BUILD_PATH)
+
+.PHONY: static
+static: ## Builds a static executable
+	@echo "+ $@"
+	CGO_ENABLED=0 go build \
+				-tags "$(BUILDTAGS) static_build" \
+				${GO_LDFLAGS_STATIC} -o $(NAME) $(BUILD_PATH)
+
+.PHONY: fmt
+fmt: ## Verifies all files have been `gofmt`ed
+	@echo "+ $@"
+	@go fmt $(PACKAGES)
+
+.PHONY: lint
+HAS_GOLINT := $(shell which golint)
+lint: ## Verifies `golint` passes
+	@echo "+ $@"
+ifndef HAS_GOLINT
+	go get -u github.com/golang/lint/golint
+endif
+	@golint $(PACKAGES)
+
+.PHONY: goimports
+HAS_GOIMPORTS := $(shell which goimports)
+goimports: ## Verifies `goimports` passes
+	@echo "+ $@"
+ifndef HAS_GOIMPORTS
+	go get -u golang.org/x/tools/cmd/goimports
+endif
+	@goimports -l -e $(shell find . -type f -name '*.go' -not -path "./vendor/*")
+
+.PHONY: test
+test: ## Runs the go tests
+	@echo "+ $@"
+	@RUNNING_TESTS=1 go test -tags "$(BUILDTAGS) cgo" $(PACKAGES_FOR_UNIT_TESTS)
+
+.PHONY: e2e
+CURRENT_DIRECTORY := $(shell pwd)
+e2e: ## Runs e2e tests
+	@echo "+ $@"
+
+.PHONY: vet
+vet: ## Verifies `go vet` passes
+	@echo "+ $@"
+	@go vet $(PACKAGES)
+
+.PHONY: staticcheck
+HAS_STATICCHECK := $(shell which staticcheck)
+staticcheck: ## Verifies `staticcheck` passes
+	@echo "+ $@"
+ifndef HAS_STATICCHECK
+	go get -u honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/staticcheck
+endif
+	@staticcheck $(PACKAGES)
+
+.PHONY: cover
+cover: ## Runs go test with coverage
+	@echo "" > coverage.txt
+	@for d in $(PACKAGES); do \
+		IMG_RUNNING_TESTS=1 go test -race -coverprofile=profile.out -covermode=atomic "$$d"; \
+		if [ -f profile.out ]; then \
+			cat profile.out >> coverage.txt; \
+			rm profile.out; \
+		fi; \
+	done;
+
+.PHONY: verify
+verify: fmt lint test staticcheck vet ## Verify the code
+	@echo "+ $@"
+
+.PHONY: install
+install: ## Installs the executable
+	@echo "+ $@"
+	go install -tags "$(BUILDTAGS)" ${GO_LDFLAGS} $(BUILD_PATH)
+
+.PHONY: run
+run: ## Run the executable, you can use EXTRA_ARGS
+	@echo "+ $@"
+	kubectl config use-context $(ENVIRONMENT)
+	go run -tags "$(BUILDTAGS)" ${GO_LDFLAGS} $(BUILD_PATH)/main.go $(ARGS)
+
+.PHONY: clean
+clean: ## Cleanup any build binaries or packages
+	@echo "+ $@"
+	go clean
+	rm $(NAME) || echo "Couldn't delete, not there."
+	rm -r $(BUILDDIR) || echo "Couldn't delete, not there."
+
+.PHONY: spring-clean
+spring-clean: ## Cleanup git ignored files (interactive)
+	git clean -Xdi
+
+define buildpretty
+mkdir -p $(BUILDDIR)/$(1)/$(2);
+GOOS=$(1) GOARCH=$(2) CGO_ENABLED=0 go build \
+		-o $(BUILDDIR)/$(1)/$(2)/$(NAME) \
+		-a -tags "$(BUILDTAGS) static_build netgo" \
+		-installsuffix netgo ${GO_LDFLAGS_STATIC} $(BUILD_PATH);
+md5sum $(BUILDDIR)/$(1)/$(2)/$(NAME) > $(BUILDDIR)/$(1)/$(2)/$(NAME).md5;
+sha256sum $(BUILDDIR)/$(1)/$(2)/$(NAME) > $(BUILDDIR)/$(1)/$(2)/$(NAME).sha256;
+endef
+
+.PHONY: cross
+cross: $(wildcard *.go) $(wildcard */*.go) VERSION.txt ## Builds the cross-compiled binaries, creating a clean directory structure (eg. GOOS/GOARCH/binary)
+	@echo "+ $@"
+	$(foreach GOOSARCH,$(GOOSARCHES), $(call buildpretty,$(subst /,,$(dir $(GOOSARCH))),$(notdir $(GOOSARCH))))
+
+define buildrelease
+GOOS=$(1) GOARCH=$(2) CGO_ENABLED=0 go build \
+	 -o $(BUILDDIR)/$(NAME)-$(1)-$(2) \
+	 -a -tags "$(BUILDTAGS) static_build netgo" \
+	 -installsuffix netgo ${GO_LDFLAGS_STATIC} $(BUILD_PATH);
+md5sum $(BUILDDIR)/$(NAME)-$(1)-$(2) > $(BUILDDIR)/$(NAME)-$(1)-$(2).md5;
+sha256sum $(BUILDDIR)/$(NAME)-$(1)-$(2) > $(BUILDDIR)/$(NAME)-$(1)-$(2).sha256;
+endef
+
+.PHONY: release
+release: $(wildcard *.go) $(wildcard */*.go) VERSION.txt ## Builds the cross-compiled binaries, naming them in such a way for release (eg. binary-GOOS-GOARCH)
+	@echo "+ $@"
+	$(foreach GOOSARCH,$(GOOSARCHES), $(call buildrelease,$(subst /,,$(dir $(GOOSARCH))),$(notdir $(GOOSARCH))))
+
+.PHONY: checkmake
+HAS_CHECKMAKE := $(shell which checkmake)
+checkmake: ## Check this Makefile
+	@echo "+ $@"
+ifndef HAS_CHECKMAKE
+	go get -u github.com/mrtazz/checkmake
+endif
+	#@checkmake Makefile
+
+.PHONY: docker-login
+docker-login: ## Log in into the Docker repository
+	@echo "+ $@"
+	./ecr-login.sh
+	rm ecr-login.sh
+
+.PHONY: docker-build
+docker-build: check-env ## Build the container
+	@echo "+ $@"
+	docker build . -t $(REPO):$(GITCOMMIT) --file build/Dockerfile
+
+.PHONY: docker-images
+docker-images: ## List all local containers
+	@echo "+ $@"
+	docker images
+
+.PHONY: docker-push
+docker-push: ## Push the container
+	@echo "+ $@"
+	docker tag $(REPO):$(GITCOMMIT) $(DOCKER_REGISTRY)/$(REPO):$(BUILD_TAG)
+	docker push $(DOCKER_REGISTRY)/$(REPO):$(BUILD_TAG)
+
+.PHONY: docker-release-version
+docker-release-version: ## Release image with version tag (in addition to build tag)
+	@echo "+ $@"
+	docker tag $(REPO):$(GITCOMMIT) $(DOCKER_REGISTRY)/$(REPO):$(VERSION_TAG)
+	docker push $(DOCKER_REGISTRY)/$(REPO):$(VERSION_TAG)
+
+.PHONY: docker-release-latest
+docker-release-latest: ## Release image with latest tags (in addition to build tag)
+	@echo "+ $@"
+	docker tag $(REPO):$(GITCOMMIT) $(DOCKER_REGISTRY)/$(REPO):$(LATEST_TAG)
+	docker push $(DOCKER_REGISTRY)/$(REPO):$(LATEST_TAG)
+
+.PHONY: docker-release
+docker-release: docker-release-version docker-release-latest ## Release image with version and latest tags (in addition to build tag)
+	@echo "+ $@"
+
+# if this session isn't interactive, then we don't want to allocate a
+# TTY, which would fail, but if it is interactive, we do want to attach
+# so that the user can send e.g. ^C through.
+INTERACTIVE := $(shell [ -t 0 ] && echo 1 || echo 0)
+ifeq ($(INTERACTIVE), 1)
+    DOCKER_FLAGS += -t
+endif
+
+.PHONY: docker-run
+docker-run: ## Build and run the container, you can use EXTRA_ARGS
+	@echo "+ $@"
+	docker run --rm -i $(DOCKER_FLAGS) \
+		--volume $(HOME)/.kube/config:/home/jenkins-operator/.kube/config \
+		$(REPO):$(GITCOMMIT) $(ARGS)
+
+.PHONY: deepcopy-gen
+deepcopy-gen: ## Generate deepcopy golang code
+	@echo "+ $@"
+	vendor/k8s.io/code-generator/generate-groups.sh \
+		deepcopy \
+		$(NAME)/pkg/generated \
+		$(NAME)/pkg/apis \
+		$(API_VERSION) \
+		--go-header-file "./pkg/boilerplate.go.txt"
+
+.PHONY: bump-version
+BUMP := patch
+bump-version: ## Bump the version in the version file. Set BUMP to [ patch | major | minor ]
+	@echo "+ $@"
+	@go get -u github.com/jessfraz/junk/sembump # update sembump tool
+	$(eval NEW_VERSION=$(shell sembump --kind $(BUMP) $(VERSION)))
+	@echo "Bumping VERSION.txt from $(VERSION) to $(NEW_VERSION)"
+	echo $(NEW_VERSION) > VERSION.txt
+	@echo "Updating version from $(VERSION) to $(NEW_VERSION) in README.md"
+	sed -i s/$(VERSION)/$(NEW_VERSION)/g README.md
+	git add VERSION.txt README.md
+	git commit -vaem "Bump version to $(NEW_VERSION)"
+	@echo "Run make tag to create and push the tag for new version $(NEW_VERSION)"
+
+.PHONY: tag
+tag: ## Create a new git tag to prepare to build a release
+	@echo "+ $@"
+	git tag -a $(VERSION) -m "$(VERSION)"
+	git push origin $(VERSION)
+
+.PHONY: help
+help:
+	@grep -Eh '^[a-zA-Z_-]+:.*?## .*$$' $(MAKEFILE_LIST) | sort | awk 'BEGIN {FS = ":.*?## "}; {printf "\033[36m%-30s\033[0m %s\n", $$1, $$2}'
+
+.PHONY: status
+status: ## Shows git and dep status
+	@echo "+ $@"
+	@echo "Commit: $(GITCOMMIT), VERSION: $(VERSION)"
+	@echo
+ifneq ($(GITUNTRACKEDCHANGES),)
+	@echo "Changed files:"
+	@git status --porcelain --untracked-files=no
+	@echo
+endif
+ifneq ($(GITIGNOREDBUTTRACKEDCHANGES),)
+	@echo "Ignored but tracked files:"
+	@git ls-files -i --exclude-standard
+	@echo
+endif
+	@echo "Dependencies:"
+	dep status
+	@echo
diff --git a/VERSION.txt b/VERSION.txt
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+0.0.1
diff --git a/config.env b/config.env
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+# Setup variables for the Makefile
+NAME=jenkins-operator
+PKG=jenkins-operator
+DOCKER_REGISTRY=
+REPO=jenkins-operator
+NAMESPACE=default
+API_VERSION=jenkins:v1alpha1
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