I have started recently using Jenkins in windows 10. I have a freestyle job that sync from the SCM, build a C++ solution and then it runs a batch script to upload to steam. I am trying to convert it to pipeline as I realized reading the documentation how much more powerful it is. My problem is that on the step to run the .bat file it gets stuck forever, this is the step:
...
Stage('batch script'){
steps{
bat 'start C:/Users/User/.jenkins/workspace/Project/Steam Build Scripts/scripts/build_dev.bat'
}
}
...
and this is the simple .bat file:
"C:\Users\User\.jenkins\workspace\Project\Steam Build Scripts\builder\steamcmd.exe" +login "someUser" "somePassword" +run_app_build "C:\Users\User\.jenkins\workspace\Project\Steam Build Scripts\scripts\app-build-813780-dev.vdf" +quit
running the same file from the freestyle job works fine like this:
I found out the way in case somebody has the same issue, due to the path containing spaces it has to be called like this:
bat ('call "C:/Users/User/.jenkins/workspace/Project/Steam Build Scripts/scripts/build_dev.bat"');
I'm trying to create a Jenkins Pipeline or group of itens to help me create a custom CI/CD for my projects and right now i'm stuck at the deploy part, i want to deploy on the same server that my jenkins is running (Windows Server/IIS). I would also like to know how to deploy to another server (Windows Server/IIS), this second one would be my production env.
I have managed to clone, build and archive using two approaches with Jenkins:
Pipelines
I have managed to create a pipeline that will clone my project, execute my build and then archive the artifacts from my build. The problem is, how do i deploy the artifact now?
This is my pipeline script
node {
stage('git clone') {
// Get some code from a GitHub repository
git 'my-git-url'
}
stage('npm install') {
bat label: 'npm install',
script: '''cd app
npm install'''
}
stage('gulp install') {
bat label: 'gulp install',
script: '''cd app
npm i gulp'''
}
stage('gulp production') {
bat label: 'gulp production',
script: '''cd app
gulp production'''
}
stage('create artifact') {
archiveArtifacts artifacts: 'app/dist/**',
onlyIfSuccessful: true
}
}
Freestyle projects
I have managed to create a project that will build and then archive the artifact using Execute shell build step and the Archive the artifacts post-build actions. How can i deploy the artifact using this approach? On this case i'm trying to trigger a second freestyle project to execute the deploy.
According to your question : "I want to deploy on the same server that my jenkins is running (Windows Server/IIS)" .. and comments I will suggest some approaches.
Windows
Use windows as operative system for production environments is not recommended. Linux is the only and the best choice.
IIS
I don't recommed IIS to deploys static assets. You need something more light and scalable. You could use :
nodejs with pm2 (https://expressjs.com/en/starter/static-files.html)
nginx (https://medium.com/#jgefroh/a-guide-to-using-nginx-for-static-websites-d96a9d034940)
apache (http://book.seaside.st/book/advanced/deployment/deployment-apache/serving-files)
docker
Deploy on IIS
Deploy static assets on IIS is just copy and paste the files on some folder and point IIS configurations to that folder:
https://www.atlantic.net/hipaa-compliant-hosting/how-to-build-static-website-iis/
Basic deploy on IIS using Jenkins
After your build commands, you just need to copy the build results (css.js.html.etc) and paste to some folder like c://webapps/my-app (pre-configured in IIS).
You can do this using a simple shell execution in free style project or pipeline script like https://stackoverflow.com/a/53159387/3957754
You could use this approach to deploy your static assets on the same server that your jenkins is running.
Advanced deploy on IIS using Jenkins
Microsoft has a tool called MSDeploy. Basically is a command line tool to deploy apps on remote IIS:
msdeploy.exe -verb:sync -source:contentPath="" -dest:contentPath=""
More details here:
https://stackoverflow.com/a/12032030/3957754
Note: You can't run MS deploy commands that talk to the MSDeploy service on the same machine
Jenkins Agent
Jenkins agent is an application that runs on a remote server, not where jenkins master node runs.
https://wiki.jenkins.io/display/JENKINS/Step+by+step+guide+to+set+up+master+and+agent+machines+on+Windows
Your master jenkins could use an agent in the remote or localhost IIS and execute jenkins jobs with copy and paste approach.
I have a jenkins pipeline that builds a java artifact,
copies it to a directory and then attempts to execute a external script.
I am using this syntax within the pipeline script to execute the external script
dir('/opt/script-directory') {
sh './run.sh'
}
The script is just a simple docker build script, but the build will fail
with this exception:
java.io.IOException: Failed to mkdirs: /opt/script-directory#tmp/durable-ae56483c
The error is confusing because the script does not create any directories. It is just building a docker image and placing the freshly built java artifact in that image.
If I create a different job in jenkins that executes the external script as
its only build step and then call that job from my pipeline script using this syntax:
build 'docker test build'
everything works fine, the script executes within the other job and the pipeline
continues as expected.
Is this the only way to execute a script that is external to the workspace?
What am I doing wrong with my attempt at executing the script from within
the pipeline script?
The issue is that the jenkins user (or whatever the user is that runs the Jenkins slave process) does not have write permission on /opt and the sh step wants to create the script-directory#tmp/durable-ae56483c sub-directory there.
Either remove the dir block and use the absolute path to the script:
sh '/opt/script-directory/run.sh'
or give write permission to jenkins user to folder /opt (not preferred for security reasons)
Looks like a bug in Jenkins, durable directories are meant to store recovery information e.g. before executing an external script using sh.
For now all you can do is make sure that /opt/script-directory has +r +w and +x set for jenkins user.
Another workaround would be not to change the current directory, just execute sh with it:
sh '/opt/script-directory/run.sh'
I had a similar concern when trying to execute a script in a Jenkins pipeline using a Jenkinsfile.
I was trying to run a script restart_rb.sh with sudo.
To run it I specified the present working directory ($PWD):
sh 'sudo sh $PWD/restart_rb.sh'
When writing jenkins pipelines it seems to be very inconvenient to commit each new change in order to see if it works.
Is there a way to execute these locally without committing the code?
You cannot execute a Pipeline script locally, since its whole purpose is to script Jenkins. (Which is one reason why it is best to keep your Jenkinsfile short and limited to code which actually deals with Jenkins features; your actual build logic should be handled with external processes or build tools which you invoke via a one-line sh or bat step.)
If you want to test a change to Jenkinsfile live but without committing it, use the Replay feature added in 1.14.
JENKINS-33925 tracks the feature request for an automated test framework.
I have a solution that works well for me. It consists of a local jenkins running in docker and a git web hook to trigger the pipeline in the local jenkins on every commit. You no longer need to push to your github or bitbucket repository to test the pipeline.
This has only been tested in a linux environment.
It is fairly simple to make this work although this instruction is a tad long. Most steps are there.
This is what you need
Docker installed and working. This is not part of this instruction.
A Jenkins running in docker locally. Explained how below.
The proper rights (ssh access key) for your local Jenkins docker user to pull from your local git repo. Explained how below.
A Jenkins pipeline project that pulls from your local git repository. Explained below.
A git user in your local Jenkins with minimal rights. Explained below.
A git project with a post-commit web hook that triggers the pipeline project. Explained below.
This is how you do it
Jenkins Docker
Create a file called Dockerfile in place of your choosing. I'm placing it in /opt/docker/jenkins/Dockerfile fill it with this:
FROM jenkins/jenkins:lts
USER root
RUN apt-get -y update && apt-get -y upgrade
# Your needed installations goes here
USER jenkins
Build the local_jenkins image
This you will need to do only once or after you have added something to the Dockerfile.
$ docker build -t local_jenkins /opt/docker/jenkins/
Start and restart local_jenkins
From time to time you want to start and restart jenkins easily. E.g. after a reboot of your machine. For this I made an alias that I put in .bash_aliases in my home folder.
$ echo "alias localjenkinsrestart='docker stop jenkins;docker rm jenkins;docker run --name jenkins -i -d -p 8787:8080 -p 50000:50000 -v /opt/docker/jenkins/jenkins_home:/var/jenkins_home:rw local_jenkins'" >> ~/.bash_aliases
$ source .bash_aliases # To make it work
Make sure the /opt/docker/jenkins/jenkins_home folder exists and that you have user read and write rights to it.
To start or restart your jenkins just type:
$ localjenkinsrestart
Everything you do in your local jenkins will be stored in the folder /opt/docker/jenkins/jenkins_home and preserved between restarts.
Create a ssh access key in your docker jenkins
This is a very important part for this to work. First we start the docker container and create a bash shell to it:
$ localjenkinsrestart
$ docker exec -it jenkins /bin/bash
You have now entered into the docker container, this you can see by something like jenkins#e7b23bad10aa:/$ in your terminal. The hash after the # will for sure differ.
Create the key
jenkins#e7b23bad10aa:/$ ssh-keygen
Press enter on all questions until you get the prompt back
Copy the key to your computer. From within the docker container your computer is 172.17.0.1 should you wonder.
jenkins#e7b23bad10aa:/$ ssh-copy-id user#172.17.0.1
user = your username and 172.17.0.1 is the ip address to your computer from within the docker container.
You will have to type your password at this point.
Now lets try to complete the loop by ssh-ing to your computer from within the docker container.
jenkins#e7b23bad10aa:/$ ssh user#172.17.0.1
This time you should not need to enter you password. If you do, something went wrong and you have to try again.
You will now be in your computers home folder. Try ls and have a look.
Do not stop here since we have a chain of ssh shells that we need to get out of.
$ exit
jenkins#e7b23bad10aa:/$ exit
Right! Now we are back and ready to continue.
Install your Jenkins
You will find your local Jenkins in your browser at http://localhost:8787.
First time you point your browser to your local Jenkins your will be greated with a Installation Wizard.
Defaults are fine, do make sure you install the pipeline plugin during the setup though.
Setup your jenkins
It is very important that you activate matrix based security on http://localhost:8787/configureSecurity and give yourself all rights by adding yourself to the matrix and tick all the boxes. (There is a tick-all-boxes icon on the far right)
Select Jenkins’ own user database as the Security Realm
Select Matrix-based security in the Authorization section
Write your username in the field User/group to add: and click on the [ Add ] button
In the table above your username should pop up with a people icon next to it. If it is crossed over you typed your username incorrectly.
Go to the far right of the table and click on the tick-all-button or manually tick all the boxes in your row.
Please verify that the checkbox Prevent Cross Site Request Forgery exploits is unchecked. (Since this Jenkins is only reachable from your computer this isn't such a big deal)
Click on [ Save ] and log out of Jenkins and in again just to make sure it works.
If it doesn't you have to start over from the beginning and emptying the /opt/docker/jenkins/jenkins_home folder before restarting
Add the git user
We need to allow our git hook to login to our local Jenkins with minimal rights. Just to see and build jobs is sufficient. Therefore we create a user called git with password login.
Direct your browser to http://localhost:8787/securityRealm/addUser and add git as username and login as password.
Click on [ Create User ].
Add the rights to the git user
Go to the http://localhost:8787/configureSecurity page in your browser. Add the git user to the matrix:
Write git in the field User/group to add: and click on [ Add ]
Now it is time to check the boxes for minimal rights to the git user. Only these are needed:
overall:read
job:build
job:discover
job:read
Make sure that the Prevent Cross Site Request Forgery exploits checkbox is unchecked and click on [ Save ]
Create the pipeline project
We assume we have the username user and our git enabled project with the Jenkinsfile in it is called project and is located at /home/user/projects/project
In your http://localhost:8787 Jenkins add a new pipeline project. I named it hookpipeline for reference.
Click on New Item in the Jenkins menu
Name the project hookpipeline
Click on Pipeline
Click [ OK ]
Tick the checkbox Poll SCM in the Build Triggers section. Leave the Schedule empty.
In the Pipeline section:
select Pipeline script from SCM
in the Repository URL field enter user#172.17.0.1:projects/project/.git
in the Script Path field enter Jenkinsfile
Save the hookpipeline project
Build the hookpipeline manually once, this is needed for the Poll SCM to start working.
Create the git hook
Go to the /home/user/projects/project/.git/hooks folder and create a file called post-commit that contains this:
#!/bin/sh
BRANCHNAME=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
MASTERBRANCH='master'
curl -XPOST -u git:login http://localhost:8787/job/hookpipeline/build
echo "Build triggered successfully on branch: $BRANCHNAME"
Make this file executable:
$ chmod +x /home/user/projects/project/.git/hooks/post-commit
Test the post-commit hook:
$ /home/user/projects/project/.git/hooks/post-commit
Check in Jenkins if your hookpipeline project was triggered.
Finally make some arbitrary change to your project, add the changes and do a commit. This will now trigger the pipeline in your local Jenkins.
Happy Days!
TL;DR
Jenkins Pipeline Unit testing framework
Jenkinsfile Runner
Long Version
Jenkins Pipeline testing becomes more and more of a pain. Unlike the classic declarative job configuration approach where the user was limited to what the UI exposed the new Jenkins Pipeline is a full fledged programming language for the build process where you mix the declarative part with your own code. As good developers we want to have some unit tests for this kind of code as well.
There are three steps you should follow when developing Jenkins Pipelines. The step 1. should cover 80% of the uses cases.
Do as much as possible in build scripts (eg. Maven, Gradle, Gulp etc.). Then in your pipeline scripts just calls the build tasks in the right order. The build pipeline just orchestrates and executes the build tasks but does not have any major logic that needs a special testing.
If the previous rule can't be fully applied then move over to Pipeline Shared libraries where you can develop and test custom logic on its own and integrate them into the pipeline.
If all of the above fails you, you can try one of those libraries that came up recently (March-2017). Jenkins Pipeline Unit testing framework or pipelineUnit (examples). Since 2018 there is also Jenkinsfile Runner, a package to execution Jenkins pipelines from a command line tool.
Examples
The pipelineUnit GitHub repo contains some Spock examples on how to use Jenkins Pipeline Unit testing framework
Jenkins has a 'Replay' feature, which enables you to quickly replay a job without updating sources:
At the moment of writing (end of July 2017) with the Blue Ocean plugin you can check the syntax of a declarative pipeline directly in the visual pipeline editor. The editor, works from the Blue Ocean UI when you click "configure" only for github projects (this is a known issue and they are working to make it work also on git etc).
But, as explained in this question you can open the editor browsing to:
[Jenkins URL]/blue/organizations/jenkins/pipeline-editor/
Then click in the middle of the page, and press Ctrl+S, this will open a textarea where you can paste a pipeline declarative script. When you click on Update, if there is a syntax error, the editor will let you know where the syntax error is. Like in this screenshot:
If there is no syntax error, the textarea will close and the page will visualize your pipeline. Don't worry it won't save anything (if it's a github project it would commit the Jenkinsfile change).
I'm new to Jenkins and this is quite helpful, without this I had to commit a Jenkinsfile many times, till it works (very annoying!). Hope this helps. Cheers.
A bit late to the party, but that's why I wrote jenny, a small reimplementation of some core Jenkinsfile steps. (https://github.com/bmustiata/jenny)
In my development setup – missing a proper Groovy editor – a great deal of Jenkinsfile issues originates from simple syntax errors. To tackle this issue, you can validate the Jenkinsfile against your Jenkins instance (running at $JENKINS_HTTP_URL):
curl -X POST -H $(curl '$JENKINS_HTTP_URL/crumbIssuer/api/xml?xpath=concat(//crumbRequestField,":",//crumb)') -F "jenkinsfile=<Jenkinsfile" $JENKINS_HTTP_URL/pipeline-model-converter/validate
The above command is a slightly modified version from
https://github.com/jenkinsci/pipeline-model-definition-plugin/wiki/Validating-(or-linting)-a-Declarative-Jenkinsfile-from-the-command-line
As far as i know this Pipeline Plugin is the "Engine" of the new Jenkinsfile mechanics, so im quite positive you could use this to locally test your scripts.
Im not sure if there is any additional steps needed when you copy it into a Jenkinsfile, however the syntax etc should be exactly the same.
Edit: Found the reference on the "engine", check this feature description, last paragraph, first entry.
For simplicity, you can create a Jenkinsfile at the root of the git repository, similar to the below example 'Jenkinsfile' based on the groovy syntax of the declarative pipeline.
pipeline {
agent any
stages {
stage('Build the Project') {
steps {
git 'https://github.com/jaikrgupta/CarthageAPI-1.0.git'
echo pwd()
sh 'ls -alrt'
sh 'pip install -r requirements.txt'
sh 'python app.py &'
echo "Build stage gets finished here"
}
}
stage('Test') {
steps {
sh 'chmod 777 ./scripts/test-script.sh'
sh './scripts/test-script.sh'
sh 'cat ./test-reports/test_script.log'
echo "Test stage gets finished here"
}
}
}
https://github.com/jaikrgupta/CarthageAPI-1.0.git
You can now set up a new item in Jenkins as a Pipeline job.
Select the Definition as Pipeline script from SCM and Git for the SCM option.
Paste the project's git repo link in the Repository URL and Jenkinsfile in the script name box.
Then click on the lightweight checkout option and save the project.
So whenever you pushed a commit to the git repo, you can always test the changes running the Build Now every time in Jenkins.
Please follow the instructions in the below visuals for easy setup a Jenkins Pipeline's job.
Aside from the Replay feature that others already mentioned (ditto on its usefulness!), I found the following to be useful as well:
Create a test Pipeline job where you can type in Pipeline code or point to your repo/branch of a Jenkinsfile to quickly test out something. For more accurate testing, use a Multibranch Pipeline that points to your own fork where you can quickly make changes and commit without affecting prod. Stuff like BRANCH_NAME env is only available in Multibranch.
Since Jenkinsfile is Groovy code, simply invoke it with "groovy Jenkinsfile" to validate basic syntax.
Put your SSH key into your Jenkins profile, then use the declarative linter as follows:
ssh jenkins.hostname.here declarative-linter < Jenkinsfile
This will do a static analysis on your Jenkinsfile. In the editor of your choice, define a keyboard shortcut that runs that command automatically. In Visual Studio Code, which is what I use, go to Tasks > Configure Tasks, then use the following JSON to create a Validate Jenkinsfile command:
{
"version": "2.0.0",
"tasks": [
{
"label": "Validate Jenkinsfile",
"type": "shell",
"command": "ssh jenkins.hostname declarative-linter < ${file}"
}
]
}
You can just validate your pipeline to find out syntax issues. Jenkins has nice API for Jenkisfile validation - https://jenkins_url/pipeline-model-converter/validate
Using curl and passing your .Jenkinsfile, you will get syntax check instantly
curl --user username:password -X POST -F "jenkinsfile=<jenkinsfile" https://jenkins_url/pipeline-model-converter/validate
You can add this workflow to editors:
VS Code
Sublime Text
Using the VS Code Jenkins Jack extension, you can have a way to test your Jenkinsfiles without use the git push way, from your local files to a local or remote running Jenkins. And you will have the running log of the job inside VS Code, the ability to create jobs in Jenkins and more staff. I hope this help to more people looking for a way to develop Jenkinsfiles.
i am using replay future , to do some update and run quickly .
With some limitations and for scripted pipelines I use this solution:
Pipeline job with an inlined groovy script:
node('master') {
stage('Run!') {
def script = load('...you job file...')
}
}
Jenkinsfile for testing have same structure as for lesfurets:
def execute() {
... main job code here ...
}
execute()
This is a short solution that lets me test Pipeline code very quickly:
pipeline {
agent any
options {
skipDefaultCheckout true
timestamps()
}
parameters {
text(name: 'SCRIPT', defaultValue: params.SCRIPT,
description: 'Groovy script')
}
stages {
stage("main") {
steps {
script {
writeFile file: 'script.groovy',
text: params.SCRIPT
def groovyScript = load 'script.groovy'
echo "Return value: " + groovyScript
}
} // steps
} // stage
} // stages
} // pipeline
skipDefaultCheckout true because we do not need the files in this tool git repository.
defaultValue: params.SCRIPT sets the default to the latest execution. If used by just one user, it allows for a very quick cycle of short tests.
The given script is written to a file, and loaded and with load.
With this setup I can test everything I can do inside my other Jenkinsfiles, including using shared libraries.
I have installed instance of Jenkins on Windows and I use Workflow plugin to configure build steps of job.
Now I'am trying to get list of tags available in my branch.
It seems that the only way to do that is to call batch command(I've omitted specific options)
node('master') {
stage concurrency: 1, name: 'Test & Build'
git branch: branchName, credentialsId: bitbucketCredentialsId, url: repositoryUrl
bat 'call git.exe tag'
// bat 'git tag'
}
But when I build the job I always get the following error:
'git.exe' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
Jenkins is configured to work with GIT.
System PATH variable contains path to git binary.
Running above command by using cmd directly in workspace folder gives successful result.
Could someone please suggest another points which I should check?
Thanks to all who have tried to help.
I found the issue.
I've forgot to reboot my machine after system PATH variable update.
Can you try this solution? (Setting Up section)
https://github.com/jenkinsci/workflow-plugin/blob/master/TUTORIAL.md
Delete your Git installation and add Jgit?