Jenkins Tips

8/9/2019 Jenkins Tips

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DISCIPLINED INNOVATION

JENKINS TIPSIdeas for making your life with Jenkins easier


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JENKINS TIPSNovember 2014


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When presented with a

choice, pick a solution

thats easy to confureand maintain! "

#$e, %ust now&


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'()*+($-./his presentation is not meant to be

rearded as scripture! (nstead, it

captures the authors personalpreerences when dealin with

enkins as a *ontinuous (nteration

server!


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CONTENT TABLE

1! enkins confuration

2! enkins pro%ect confuration

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he presentation is divided into two bi chapters/


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1! enkins confuration

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1!a enkins installation1!b ost install confuration


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Standalone installationvs.

Deploying to an application server

1.a) Jenkins installation

Standalone installation:- Native package available for Windows, MacOS and ost pop!lar

"in!#$%SD distros- On Windows, Jenkins is installed as an independent service, and it is

config!red to start a!toatically !pon syste boot

Deploying to an application server potential advantages:- no e#tra port !sed &)- slig'tly lower (M !sage, in t'eory


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*diting Jenkins+ config!ration file

1.b) ost install config!ration

-'ejenkins.xmlfile is located in Jenkins installation folder /Windows 02

bit defa!lt& 3&4rogra 5iles /#67)4Jenkins4).

Recommended& c'ange Jenkins 8-- port fro its defa!lt val!e of

6969 /to prevent c!rrent $ f!t!re -ocat conflicts)

Optional& c'ange :ava version $ :ava arg!ents /i.e 2;;&2


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(!nning Jenkins as C"ocal Systevs.


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Jenkins =lobal Settings/'ttp&$$local'ost&F8--GportH$config!re)


-'e Global Settings screene#poses a liited set of basic configs,incl!ding&

2 workspace $ b!ild root directories

2 n!ber of e#ec!tors& n!ber of conc!rrent b!ild :obs

2 JDI, N-, Maven installations

-'is screen will also be !sed for config!ring additional pl!gins.


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nstalling additional pl!gins/'ttp&$$local'ost&F8--GportH$pl!ginManager$available )


Useful plugins:1)pre-scm-builstepL allows r!nning tasks before code c'ecko!t) !eploy to container pluginL deploy war to application server

0) "mail-ext pluginL provides an !pgrade over t'e defa!lt eail

pl!gin, being ore config!rable

) GitHub PluginL adds =it s!pport /Jenkins doesnt s!pport =it

repositories o!t of t'e bo#)@) Grale PluginL adds =radle s!pport

7) #ucumber $eports PluginL adds s!pport for creating ?pretty?

3!c!ber reports


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3onfig!ring t'e email-extpl!gin for a gail acco!nt



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2! ro%ect confuration

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2!a )tain" environment2!b $anain disk usae2!c 'ownstream pro%ects2!d 5sin scripts2!e 6uild triers2! -mail notifcations


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.a) CStaging environent

-est pro:ect !pdates in a Cstaging environent

before applying t'e to yo!r Cprod!ction Jenkins

8owever, if t'e Cstaging environent is on a

developent ac'ine, ake s!re yo! keep yo!r

workspaces separatedE don+t c'eck Cdvanced

ro:ect Options 2


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O!t of t'e bo#, Jenkins keeps everyt'ing forever

.b) Managing disk !sage

N.%& Depending on pro:ect specifics, additional clean !p ay be reP!ired /e.g. 3&4Windows4-ep)

3'eck ?Days to keep artifacts? $ ?Ma# Q of b!ilds to keep wit' artifacts? /as appropriate)

if yo! only want to delete artifacts /war,:ar,Aip) b!t keep logs$reports for pro:ect etrics


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.c) Downstrea pro:ects

Define independent pro:ects for b!ild $ a!toated tests


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.e) %!ild triggers

%!ild triggering strategies&


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.f) *ail notifications

Don+t spa Only send notifications for failed b!ilds /config!re trigger in t'e

e#tended eail pl!gin+s Cdvanced Settings)


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