How to run docker builds from Jenkins on a Mac?

Question

How can I from my locally installed Jenkins run a docker build on my Mac? Normally when I run docker build I need to do it from the Docker Quickstart Terminal but now I want to have Jenkins make the docker call. Clearly simply running docker build... as an "Execute shell" component in Jenkins...

Must I run a separate Docker image with Jenkins which runs the docker build command?

Answer 1

There is a Jenkins's plugin that help you to manage integration with Docker. https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/JENKINS/Docker+Plugin

I wrote this blogpost, maybe it's a little big over your question but I hope to be helpful http://gianarb.it/blog/docker-inside-docker-and-jenkins-2

The idea could be, just to start, install docker into the same Jenkins's server and build your project directly with a shell command, push this image inside a registry and you can use:

docker pull registry:username/imagename

to update your local image.. it's not a good practice build from Jenkins on your local machine. The concept is: Jenkins build and push your image and you will update that in your local/dev/prod environment.