Hi,
We have jobs in Jenkins local server and another some jobs in aws je kins server
I want to migrate local Jenkins job to cloud Jenkins server.i have tried importing job plugin but it’s notworking.
Please provide any other solution migrate from local jobs to cloud Jenkins server.
Save the job definitions on the source server (jobs folder) and restore them on the destination server. Save the credentials and the secrets folder(s) that are used to encrypt those credentials, and restore them on the destination server. Basically, backup the local server and restore it on the cloud server.
However, that simple phrasing hides the places that are more complicated. The more complicated series of questions include things like:
- What do the jobs do?
- Are there assumptions in the jobs about agent locations that are not valid in the cloud?
- What network dependencies exist in the jobs and are those dependencies met in the cloud location?
- What authentication dependencies exist in the existing Jenkins and are those dependencies met in the cloud location?
If those more complicated questions result in more complicated answers, then you may want to consider creating the new system as a “configuration as code” system with everything in the system defined in a source code repository. During the transition period, you iterate through the definition of the new system, testing each step of the transition to assure that the new system’s configuration (as code) is a viable replacement for the old system.
System configuration
The Jenkins configuration as code plugin is your friend in that case. It can represent the system configuration as code so that tools and system settings are defined in configuration files.
Plugins and their versions
The Jenkins plugin installation manager tool is your friend. It allows you to define the plugins and their precise versions for your new installation.
Jenkins versions
The Jenkins container images may be helpful in this transition as well. They allow you to define the exact version of Jenkins and allow you to create a repeatable operating environment.
Job definitiions
The Jenkins Job DSL plugin may be helpful in this transition as well. It allows you to define Jenkins jobs with a domain specific language so that you can iterate on their definitions. I believe that a portion of the Jenkins infrastructure job definitions are managed using Job DSL.
The Jenkins job builder is another job definition tool that may help in the transition. It uses YAML or JSON files to define jobs and to update job definitions.
Backups of the job definition configuration files is another alternative to retain job definitions. It is not as elegant as Job DSL and Jenkins job builder but can be a workable solution. I use job definition configuration files in my installation. I can confirm it works.
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