36-Jenkins-Job Migration

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Foreword

• This article is to learn how to quickly migrate jobs in Jenkins.In the work, you may encounter such a scenario, that is, you need to migrate a job on one Jenkins to another Jenkins, so what is the best way to do it?Let's learn together.

1. Install the plugin

• Install the Job Import plugin on Jenkins where you want to import jobs
• Manage Jenkins --> Manage Plugins --> Avaliable Search Job Import

2. Configuration Information

• Manage Jenkins --> Find the Job Import Pluguin configuration under Configure System
  

• name: This can be named arbitrarily, here I named it as the IP of Jenkins to be copied
• Url: URL of Jenkins from where to copy
• Credentials: You need to add an old Jenkins account. Click Add to manually add it if you haven't added it.

3. Use plugins

• Go back to the Dashboard page and look at the sidebar as shown below
  
• Click on the Job Import Plugin and enter the following
  
• Click query, the Job you want to import into Jenkins appears, as shown below
  

• Install required plugins: Install the required plugins (the plugins used by the import job may not be installed on the new Jenkins, check as needed)
• Override existing jobs: Override the Job (the imported Job name may already exist on the new Jenkins, overwrite the job on the new Jenkins, use it with caution, it is not recommended to check)

• Check the Job you want to import, then click Import!
  
• Click Done to finish importing
  
• Return to the Dashboard page and see that test1 is an imported Job