如何保存Jenkins配置？

Question

有什么方法可以在Git或其他任何地方保存管道配置或项目配置，以便当我的Jenkins机器崩溃时，我可以在新的Jenkins实例中迁移保存的配置？

Answer 1

Hi you can write the pipeline script in file and publish that file into the git.

After that just create the pipeline job in the jenkins and use Pipeline script from SCM option for pipeline script.

The other option is take backup of Jenkins home directory to external hard disk(keep project workspace outside the jenkins home to reduce backup size).

Answer 2

All your jobs is stored in config.xml files inside $JENKINS_HOME/jobs/<path_to_your_job> folders. So, you can just backup these config.xml files (or you can backup all Jenkins configuration by saving full $JENKINS_HOME folder).

Answer 3

I would ( as a start ) get yourself - https://wiki.jenkins.io/display/JENKINS/JobConfigHistory+Plugin which keeps history of all Changes made to Jobs , System config etc - has saved me multiple times.

Also , you could setup a cron job outside Jenkins to git push your Job config.

I setup to push the Jobs folder content ( including Build history - but you could exclude that - Correctly ignore all files recursively under a specific folder except for a specific file type ref ) .

My script ( i had SSH stuff previously setup )

cd /this/that/other/jenkins_data/jobs/
NOW=$(date +"%m-%d-%Y-%r")
git add .
git commit -m "Jenkins Backup $NOW"
git push -u origin jenkins-backup

This way gives me piece of mind , I have RSYNC to another box and I also have a Backup plugin running too... ( i was stung once - not again! )

Hope this helps.