Introducing external storage for JUnit test results

In common CI/CD use-cases a lot of the space is consumed by test reports. This data is stored within JENKINS_HOME, and the current storage format requires huge overheads when retrieving statistics and, especially, trends. In order to display trends, each report has to be loaded and then processed in-memory. The main purpose of externalising Test Read more about Introducing external storage for JUnit test results[…]

Custom Distribution Service : Phase 3 Blogpost

Hello everyone, This is the final blog post for the Custom Distribution Service project during the Google Summer of Code timeline. I have mixed feelings since we are almost near the finish line for one of the most amazing open source programs out there. However, it is time to wrap things up for this project Read more about Custom Distribution Service : Phase 3 Blogpost[…]

External Fingerprint Storage Phase-3 Update: Introducing the PostgreSQL Fingerprint Storage Plugin

The final phase for the External Fingerprint Storage Project has come to an end and to finish off, we release one more fingerprint storage plugin: the PostgreSQL Fingerprint Storage Plugin! This post highlights the progress made during phase-3. To understand what the project is about and the past progress, please refer to the phase-1 post Read more about External Fingerprint Storage Phase-3 Update: Introducing the PostgreSQL Fingerprint Storage Plugin[…]

Custom Distribution Service : Phase 2 Blogpost

Hello everyone, It is time to wrap up another successfull phase for the custom distribution service project, and we have incorporated most of the features that we had planned at the start of the phase. It has been an immense learning curve for me and the entire team. To understand what the project is about Read more about Custom Distribution Service : Phase 2 Blogpost[…]

Custom Distribution Service : Midterm Summary

Hello, After an eventful community bonding period we finally entered into the coding phase. This blog post will summarize the work done till the midterm of the coding phases i.e. week 6. If some of the topics here require a more detailed explanation, I will write a separate blog post. These blogs posts will not Read more about Custom Distribution Service : Midterm Summary[…]

External Fingerprint Storage Phase-2 Updates

As another great phase for the External Fingerprint Storage Project comes to an end, we summarise the work done during this phase in this blog post. It was an exciting and fruitful journey, just like the previous phase, and offered some great learning experience. To understand what the project is about and the past progress, Read more about External Fingerprint Storage Phase-2 Updates[…]

External Fingerprint Storage Phase-1 Updates

Externalizing fingerprint storage for Jenkins is a Google Summer of Code 2020 project. We are working on building a pluggable storage engine for fingerprints (see JEP-226). File fingerprinting is a way to track which version of a file is being used by a job/build, making dependency tracking easy. The fingerprint engine of Jenkins can track Read more about External Fingerprint Storage Phase-1 Updates[…]

KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2018 is Here!

The time has come – KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2018 has arrived. The conference has completely sold out and the schedule is jam packed with interesting talks. If you’re among those with tickets, here are a couple Jenkins related events that might interest you: On Wednesday at 3:40pm, Carlos Sanchez will be presenting Jenkins Read more about KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2018 is Here![…]

Build your own Jenkins! Introducing Custom WAR/Docker Packager

I would like to introduce Custom WAR Packager – a new tool for Jenkins administrators and developers. This tool allows packaging custom Jenkins distributions as WAR files, Docker images and Jenkinsfile Runner bundles. This tool allows packaging Jenkins, plugins, and configurations in a ready-to-fly distribution. Custom WAR packager is a part of the Ephemeral Jenkins Read more about Build your own Jenkins! Introducing Custom WAR/Docker Packager[…]