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Reputation: 6209

How to securely backup Jenkins configuration?

I am setuping a Jenkins environment to manage workflows of Python projects. This Jenkins install is running on a Windows 7 machine and I need to backup the Jenkins config to avoid potential loss of work in case of HDD failure (for example).

I tried the SCM sync configuration plugin but this one is not compatible with the Subversion plugin I use and caused Jenkins to display only a white screen when I activated it. So it is not usable.

I also tried the thinBackup. It works well but, due to Jenkins being ran as a local service, it is not able to save backups on a network drive (and backuping on the same drive than Jenkins is not very insteresting). You would think that I just have to run Jenkins with a network user, but in this case it would not have sufficient local privilèges.

I am thinking about creating a Batch (or Python) script which could deal with SVN to backup the Jenkins configuration by adapting what is described in this page but I am not very happy to write a SVN account password in a Batch (or Python) script which could potentially be seen by anybody.

So I would know if it exists an other way to achieve this Jenkins configuration backup. Or at least, does it exists a way to perform svn commands without showing anybody a clear password?

Upvotes: 3

Views: 913

Answers (1)

Marta Paciorkowska
Marta Paciorkowska

Reputation: 161

The issues with the SCM sync configuration plugin sadden me, too. What we do with our Jenkins instances, is: we use thinBackup to run regular backups and store them in the default folder on the same HDD. Then we have a daily cron job rsync them with a folder on another HDD. So if Jenkins is running on Windows, you would probably achieve the same using the Windows Task Scheduler and cwRsync, for example.

Upvotes: 1

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