Jenkins is a powerful tool for Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD). As with any critical system, ensuring that your Jenkins setup is backed up and can be restored is essential.
Why Backup Jenkins?
Backing up Jenkins is crucial for several reasons:
System Failures: Hardware or software failures can occur, and a backup ensures you can quickly recover.
Human Error: Mistakes can happen, such as accidental deletion of jobs or configuration changes.
Upgrades and Migration: When upgrading Jenkins or migrating to a new server, having a backup helps prevent data loss.
Agenda :
1 : Install ThinBackup plugin
2 : Configure ThinBackup Plugin
3 : Backup and Restore
Step 1 : Install ThinBackup plugin
Click on Manage Jenkins
Navigate to Plugins
Click on Available plugin
, search for ThinBackup
and install it
Step 2 : Configure ThinBackup Plugin
Now check in the Manage Jenkins page; the ThinBackup
feature is newly added.
Create a folder jenkins_backup
inside /var/lib/jenkins
on your Jenkins machine.
Give permission to that directory
Go to Manage Jenkins
> Click on System
> Enter backup dir path
Add backup path /var/lib/jenkins/jenkins_backup
Select needed options > Click Save
Step 3 : Backup and Restore
Click Backup now
option, this will take few seconds
Go to the backup directory you specified earlier. Ensure that backup files have been created
To ensure your backups are working correctly, delete any job
Click Yes
Now, Click Restore option
Choose your backup date & time > Click Restore
Now, you can see deleted jobs.
Conclusion
Backing up and restoring Jenkins is a crucial part of maintaining a reliable CI/CD pipeline.