Docker Jenkins JCasC

Jenkins setup on docker via Jenkins configuration as code (JCasC)

Prerequisites

• docker
• docker-compose

Usage

• The casc.yaml file contains all the configuration to setup jenkins.
• The layout of the configuration can be found here
• The following environment variables are setup to replace values in casc.yaml
  • JENKINS_ADMIN_PASSWORD
  • JENKINS_ADMIN_ID
  • JENKINS_SERVER

Using locally via docker-compose

• Create a .env file to set the following values:

  • JENKINS_ADMIN_PASSWORD
  • JENKINS_ADMIN_ID
  • JENKINS_SERVER

• This will replace the values as environments in the casc.yaml file

• Run the following command to setup jenkins

    docker-compose --env-file < .env file created > up -d

• If you want to re build the container post changes, add the --build flag as follows

    docker-compose --env-file <.env file created> up --build -d

Using locally via docker commands

• Build the image using the instructions below.
• Run the following command

  docker container run jenkins -e JENKINS_SERVER=<value> -e JENKINS_ADMIN_ID=<value> -e JENKINS_ADMIN_PASSWORD=<value> -p 8080:8080 -p 50000:50000 -d <image_name>:<tag_name>

Build

Using docker command

• Run the following command to build the image

    docker build -t <image_name>:<tag_name> .

Using docker-compose

• Run the following command

    docker-compose build