jenkins configs to github

.gitignore

*
!/.gitignore
!/*.xml
!/nextBuildNumber

!/jobs
!/jobs/*
!/jobs/*/*.xml
/jobs/*/disk-usage.xml
/jobs/*/builds

!/users
!/users/**/
!/users/**/*.xml

README.md

Storing jenkins Configs in Github

This is current as of Jenkins LTS (1.580.3)

• create a .gitignore file in your $JENKINS_HOME with the following
• this may need tuning to your liking
• ie storing artifacts etc
• setup some ENV variables for the user that jenkins runs under.
• I add the following to /home/jenkins/.bashrc
• and restart jenkins

    export GIT_AUTHOR_NAME="Sir jenkins"
    export GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL="[email protected]"
    export GIT_COMMITTER_NAME="Sir Jenkins"
    export GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL="[email protected]"

• create a new Jenkins periodic job with this bash script.

JenkinsBashJob

#!/bin/bash -e

# Jenkins Configuraitons Directory
cd $JENKINS_HOME

# set git details etc
source .bashrc

git_status="`git status -unormal 2>&1`"
if [[ "$git_status" =~ Not\ a\ git\ repo ]]; then
  echo 
  echo "NOT A GIT REPOSITORY"
  echo
  exit 1
elif [[ "$git_status" =~ nothing\ to\ commit ]]; then
  echo
  echo "NOTHING CHANGED !"
  echo
  exit 0
else
  git add --all .
  git commit -am "Automated Jenkins commit"
  git push -q origin master
  exit 0
fi
exit 0

Hi!
I've tried to do it the other way around and ignore everything except XML-files, plugins and nextBuildNumber. This is what I ended up with. Just an idea :)

== .gitignore ==
*
!README
!.gitignore
!.xml
!nextBuildNumber
!jobs
!jobs/
!plugins
!plugins/*.jpi

== Script ==
git add -A
git commit -m "Config backup"
git push

THANKS !

I have now updated the original gist based on your information.
I found a bug in the shell script/periodic job too so that has been updated.

@aussielunix what about workspace folder? do you push to github as well?