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1. Create new user (e.g. webhook) with the following permissions: Overall > Read, Job > Build, Job > Read & Job > Workspace. Login as the user and get their API token
2. Under a job, enable "Trigger Builds Remotely" and set an authentication token
3. Trigger a POST request with the following structure:

http://{USER}:{API_TOKEN}@{JENKINS_URL}/job/{JOB}/build?token={AUTHENTICATION_TOKEN}

lttlrck

git branch -m old_branch new_branch         # Rename branch locally    
git push origin :old_branch                 # Delete the old branch    
git push --set-upstream origin new_branch   # Push the new branch, set local branch to track the new remote