diff --git a/jenkins/Dockerfile b/jenkins/Dockerfile
index ab7c7a6..3b0839b 100644
--- a/jenkins/Dockerfile
+++ b/jenkins/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM jenkinsci/blueocean
+FROM jenkins/jenkins:lts
 LABEL maintainer="apotwohd@gmail.com"
 
 # Preps Jenkins directories
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ RUN chown -R jenkins:jenkins /var/cache/jenkins
 
 # Installs docker inside container
 # ATENTION: version MUST be the same as host's docker installation!
-ARG VERSION=18.09
-RUN curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com -o get-docker.sh | sh
+# ARG VERSION=18.09
+# RUN curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com -o get-docker.sh | sh
 
 # Generates an SSH key-pair to use with Gitlab
 # TODO: replace placeholder email (note that this is not really necessary)
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ RUN /usr/local/bin/install-plugins.sh < /usr/share/jenkins/ref/plugins.txt
 # Adds scripts for tool installation
 COPY groovy/* /usr/share/jenkins/ref/init.groovy.d/
 
+# Adds job configurations for apella
+COPY jobs/* /var/jenkins_home/jobs/
+
 # Sets defaults
 # Gets rid of admin password setup
 ENV JAVA_OPTS="-Djenkins.install.runSetupWizard=false -Xmx8192m"
diff --git a/jenkins/plugins.txt b/jenkins/plugins.txt
index ad4f886..8b4c19e 100644
--- a/jenkins/plugins.txt
+++ b/jenkins/plugins.txt
@@ -24,12 +24,10 @@ blueocean-rest
 blueocean-rest-impl
 blueocean-web
 bouncycastle-api
-bouncycastle-api.bak
 branch-api
 cloudbees-bitbucket-branch-source
 cloudbees-folder
 command-launcher
-command-launcher.bak
 config-file-provider
 credentials
 credentials-binding
@@ -51,7 +49,6 @@ handy-uri-templates-2-api
 htmlpublisher
 jackson2-api
 jdk-tool
-jdk-tool.bak
 jenkins-design-language
 jira
 jquery-detached
diff --git a/jobs/apella-staging/config.xml b/jobs/apella-staging/config.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28f0ad0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jobs/apella-staging/config.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+<?xml version='1.1' encoding='UTF-8'?>
+<project>
+  <description></description>
+  <keepDependencies>false</keepDependencies>
+  <properties>
+    <hudson.plugins.jira.JiraProjectProperty plugin="jira@3.0.13"/>
+    <com.dabsquared.gitlabjenkins.connection.GitLabConnectionProperty plugin="gitlab-plugin@1.5.13">
+      <gitLabConnection>apella</gitLabConnection>
+    </com.dabsquared.gitlabjenkins.connection.GitLabConnectionProperty>
+    <hudson.model.ParametersDefinitionProperty>
+      <parameterDefinitions>
+        <hudson.model.StringParameterDefinition>
+          <name>gitlabSourceBranch</name>
+          <description></description>
+          <defaultValue>master</defaultValue>
+          <trim>false</trim>
+        </hudson.model.StringParameterDefinition>
+        <hudson.model.StringParameterDefinition>
+          <name>gitlabTargetBranch</name>
+          <description></description>
+          <defaultValue>master</defaultValue>
+          <trim>false</trim>
+        </hudson.model.StringParameterDefinition>
+      </parameterDefinitions>
+    </hudson.model.ParametersDefinitionProperty>
+    <EnvInjectJobProperty plugin="envinject@2.3.0">
+      <info>
+        <secureGroovyScript plugin="script-security@1.71">
+          <script>import hudson.model.*
+def env = Thread.currentThread()?.executable.parent.builds[0].properties.get(&apos;envVars&apos;)
+def map = [:]
+
+if (env[&apos;gitlabSourceBranch&apos;] != null) {
+  map[&apos;sourceBranch&apos;] = env[&apos;gitlabSourceBranch&apos;]
+}
+
+if (env[&apos;gitlabTargetBranch&apos;] != null) {
+
+  def gitlabTargetBranchIsEmpty = !(true &amp;&amp; (env[&apos;gitlabTargetBranch&apos;]))
+
+  if (gitlabTargetBranchIsEmpty &amp;&amp; env[&apos;gitlabSourceBranch&apos;] != null) {
+    // User left the option empty, try to use the gitlabSourceBranch instead
+    map[&apos;gitlabTargetBranch&apos;] = env[&apos;gitlabSourceBranch&apos;]
+    map[&apos;targetBranch&apos;] = env[&apos;gitlabSourceBranch&apos;]
+  } else {
+    map[&apos;targetBranch&apos;] = env[&apos;gitlabTargetBranch&apos;]
+  }
+}
+
+return map</script>
+          <sandbox>false</sandbox>
+        </secureGroovyScript>
+        <loadFilesFromMaster>false</loadFilesFromMaster>
+      </info>
+      <on>true</on>
+      <keepJenkinsSystemVariables>true</keepJenkinsSystemVariables>
+      <keepBuildVariables>true</keepBuildVariables>
+      <overrideBuildParameters>true</overrideBuildParameters>
+    </EnvInjectJobProperty>
+  </properties>
+  <scm class="hudson.plugins.git.GitSCM" plugin="git@4.2.2">
+    <configVersion>2</configVersion>
+    <userRemoteConfigs>
+      <hudson.plugins.git.UserRemoteConfig>
+        <url>git@gitlab.com:Apostolof/testapella.git</url>
+        <credentialsId>gitlab-ssh-key</credentialsId>
+      </hudson.plugins.git.UserRemoteConfig>
+    </userRemoteConfigs>
+    <branches>
+      <hudson.plugins.git.BranchSpec>
+        <name>origin/${gitlabSourceBranch}</name>
+      </hudson.plugins.git.BranchSpec>
+    </branches>
+    <doGenerateSubmoduleConfigurations>false</doGenerateSubmoduleConfigurations>
+    <submoduleCfg class="list"/>
+    <extensions>
+      <hudson.plugins.git.extensions.impl.PreBuildMerge>
+        <options>
+          <mergeRemote>origin</mergeRemote>
+          <mergeTarget>${gitlabTargetBranch}</mergeTarget>
+          <mergeStrategy>default</mergeStrategy>
+          <fastForwardMode>FF</fastForwardMode>
+        </options>
+      </hudson.plugins.git.extensions.impl.PreBuildMerge>
+    </extensions>
+  </scm>
+  <canRoam>true</canRoam>
+  <disabled>false</disabled>
+  <blockBuildWhenDownstreamBuilding>false</blockBuildWhenDownstreamBuilding>
+  <blockBuildWhenUpstreamBuilding>false</blockBuildWhenUpstreamBuilding>
+  <triggers>
+    <com.dabsquared.gitlabjenkins.GitLabPushTrigger plugin="gitlab-plugin@1.5.13">
+      <spec></spec>
+      <triggerOnPush>true</triggerOnPush>
+      <triggerOnMergeRequest>true</triggerOnMergeRequest>
+      <triggerOnPipelineEvent>false</triggerOnPipelineEvent>
+      <triggerOnAcceptedMergeRequest>false</triggerOnAcceptedMergeRequest>
+      <triggerOnClosedMergeRequest>false</triggerOnClosedMergeRequest>
+      <triggerOnApprovedMergeRequest>false</triggerOnApprovedMergeRequest>
+      <triggerOpenMergeRequestOnPush>never</triggerOpenMergeRequestOnPush>
+      <triggerOnNoteRequest>false</triggerOnNoteRequest>
+      <noteRegex>Jenkins please retry a build</noteRegex>
+      <ciSkip>true</ciSkip>
+      <skipWorkInProgressMergeRequest>true</skipWorkInProgressMergeRequest>
+      <setBuildDescription>true</setBuildDescription>
+      <branchFilterType>All</branchFilterType>
+      <includeBranchesSpec></includeBranchesSpec>
+      <excludeBranchesSpec></excludeBranchesSpec>
+      <sourceBranchRegex></sourceBranchRegex>
+      <targetBranchRegex></targetBranchRegex>
+      <secretToken>{AQAAABAAAAAQaN91UOqWLcMzvwxv5X3jhRSWceLHBxXjS/TMSxzNclQ=}</secretToken>
+      <pendingBuildName></pendingBuildName>
+      <cancelPendingBuildsOnUpdate>false</cancelPendingBuildsOnUpdate>
+    </com.dabsquared.gitlabjenkins.GitLabPushTrigger>
+  </triggers>
+  <concurrentBuild>false</concurrentBuild>
+  <builders/>
+  <publishers/>
+  <buildWrappers/>
+</project>
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