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Created November 9, 2012 03:13
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Moving Jenkins server configuration from one server to another
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jenkins_copying_configuration.sh
ORIGINAL_JENKINS_SERVER=
ORIGINAL_SERVER_USER=
NEW_JENKINS_SERVER=
NEW_SERVER_USER=
# ON THE ORIGINAL JENKINS SERVER
ssh $ORIGINAL_SERVER_USER@$ORIGINAL_JENKINS_SERVER
cd /var/lib/jenkins/
for i in `ls jobs`; do echo "jobs/$i/config.xml";done > config.totar
tar zcf /tmp/jenkins_config.tar.gz *.xml userContent/ plugins/ -T config.totar
exit
# ON YOUR WORKSTATION
scp $ORIGINAL_SERVER_USER@$ORIGINAL_JENKINS_SERVER:/tmp/jenkins_config.tar.gz .
scp jenkins_config.tar.gz $NEW_SERVER_USER@$NEW_JENKINS_SERVER:/tmp/
# ON THE NEW JENKINS SERVER
ssh $NEW_SERVER_USER@$NEW_JENKINS_SERVER
cd /var/lib/jenkins
sudo tar xvzf /tmp/jenkins_config.tar.gz
sudo chown -R jenkins:jenkins .
sudo vi config.xml
# Remove all the slaves
sudo service jenkins restart
exit
@ilyaevseev
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Try to replace..

for i in `ls jobs`; do echo "jobs/$i/config.xml";done > config.totar
tar zcf /tmp/jenkins_config.tar.gz *.xml userContent/ plugins/ -T config.totar

by...

tar zcf /tmp/jenkins_config.tar.gz *.xml userContent/ plugins/ jobs/*/config.xml

@jonathrodriguez
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Is it not necessary to copy the users/ directory?

@gusdevops
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You're missing some files

$JENKINS_HOME/*.xml
$JENKINS_HOME/jobs/*/*.xml
$JENKINS_HOME/nodes/*
$JENKINS_HOME/plugins/*.jpi
$JENKINS_HOME/secrets/*
$JENKINS_HOME/users/*

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