What does “Jenkins URL” means in configuration settings?

Question

On Jenkins configuration page in section \"Jenkins URL\" I\'ve set this option to \"http://name_of_my_machine.jenkins:8080/\" Usually I open jenkins by: \"http://localhost:8

Answer 1

Do you mean the option in the E-mail configuration section? This is only to generate the links in emails Jenkins sends (see the help for the option -- click the symbol with the question mark). If after changing it you cannot access your server anymore, it must be something else.