No plugins installed on a new Jenkins instance

[rajcheval]

We had a need to install specific version of plugins. We followed the documentation and attempted to stand up a new jenkins using this command:

docker run --name jenkins -e "JENKINS_PLUGINS=gitlab-plugin hipchat:2.1.0 swarm" -p 8090:8080 blacklabelops/jenkins --debug=9

Jenkins came up but when I went to Jenkins UI, went to manage plugins, installed plugin I did not see any plugins installed.

I assumed that adding :version number of the plugin was the problem so I ran

docker run --name jenkins -e "JENKINS_PLUGINS=gitlab-plugin hipchat swarm" -p 8090:8080 blacklabelops/jenkins --debug=9

Even after running this command I do not see any plugins installed.

Finally I ran this command:

docker run --name jenkins -p 8090:8080 blacklabelops/jenkins --debug=9

Even in this case I don't see any plugins installed.

Can you let us know how we can specify a list of plugins and their version via command line?

Thanks

[blacklabelops]

Due to the fast software development cycles from the Jenkins crew some features break from time to time. I will have to check for myself what's happening in the latest version.

[rajcheval]

Thank you for your help. We have been using your jenkins image for the past few months and it has been working well.

[blacklabelops]

I tried with the latest image blacklabelops/jenkins:latest.

Doing a brand new install. hipchat:2.1.0 will not be installed but hipchat works. That means, that the specified version does not work with the Jenkins version.

I can see everything in logs:

Fail

INFO: Checking hipchat:2.1.0
Mar 14, 2018 3:59:48 PM java.util.logging.LogManager$RootLogger log
INFO: Looking UpdateCenter for hipchat:2.1.0
Mar 14, 2018 3:59:48 PM java.util.logging.LogManager$RootLogger log
INFO: Checking swarm

Success

INFO: Checking hipchat
Mar 14, 2018 4:07:52 PM java.util.logging.LogManager$RootLogger log
INFO: Looking UpdateCenter for hipchat
Mar 14, 2018 4:07:52 PM java.util.logging.LogManager$RootLogger log
INFO: Installing hipchat

Used command:

docker run --name jenkins -e "JENKINS_PLUGINS=gitlab-plugin hipchat swarm" -p 8090:8080 blacklabelops/jenkins

[rajcheval]

are you running your container on mac os? I am doing this on macbook pro. I just ran this command and I don't see any plugins installed. See the details logs:

MacBook-Pro:~ rajindersingh$ docker run --name jenkins -e "JENKINS_PLUGINS=gitlab-plugin hipchat swarm" -p 8090:8080 blacklabelops/jenkins:latest --debug=9 Unable to find image 'blacklabelops/jenkins:latest' locally latest: Pulling from blacklabelops/jenkins ff3a5c916c92: Already exists 89da71374447: Pull complete 6b22ae133bd3: Pull complete ffdde01e4e37: Pull complete 82082d822605: Pull complete ad9b511ed449: Pull complete f256a48ab925: Pull complete Digest: sha256:97acda66f41045fed12460ad19d93c4329cd39330abc93e24746eb93d6c2f92f Status: Downloaded newer image for blacklabelops/jenkins:latest

• set -o errexit +++ dirname /home/jenkins/docker-entrypoint.sh ++ cd /home/jenkins ++ pwd
• readonly CUR_DIR=/home/jenkins
• CUR_DIR=/home/jenkins
• source /home/jenkins/clicreation.sh ++ PARAMETER_TOKEN='"$@"' ++ ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLE_TOKEN='${JENKINS_CLI_URL}' ++ ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLE_SSH_TOKEN='${JENKINS_CLI_SSH}' ++ cat ++ cat
• source /home/jenkins/initsecuritysettings.sh ++ '[' '!' -d /jenkins/init.groovy.d ']' ++ mkdir /jenkins/init.groovy.d ++ cat
• '[' -n '' ']'
• '[' -n '' ']'
• java_vm_parameters=-Xmx512m
• jenkins_parameters=
• '[' false = true ']'
• '[' -n '' ']'
• '[' --debug=9 = jenkins ']'
• [[ --debug=9 == --* ]]
• exec /usr/bin/java -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 -Djenkins.install.runSetupWizard=false -Xmx512m -jar /usr/bin/jenkins/jenkins.war --debug=9 Running from: /usr/bin/jenkins/jenkins.war webroot: EnvVars.masterEnvVars.get("JENKINS_HOME") Mar 14, 2018 4:29:29 PM Main deleteWinstoneTempContents WARNING: Failed to delete the temporary Winstone file /tmp/winstone/jenkins.war Mar 14, 2018 4:29:29 PM org.eclipse.jetty.util.log.Log initialized INFO: Logging initialized @480ms to org.eclipse.jetty.util.log.JavaUtilLog Mar 14, 2018 4:29:29 PM winstone.Logger logInternal INFO: Beginning extraction from war file Mar 14, 2018 4:29:30 PM org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ContextHandler setContextPath WARNING: Empty contextPath Mar 14, 2018 4:29:30 PM org.eclipse.jetty.server.Server doStart INFO: jetty-9.4.z-SNAPSHOT Mar 14, 2018 4:29:30 PM org.eclipse.jetty.webapp.StandardDescriptorProcessor visitServlet INFO: NO JSP Support for /, did not find org.eclipse.jetty.jsp.JettyJspServlet Mar 14, 2018 4:29:31 PM org.eclipse.jetty.server.session.DefaultSessionIdManager doStart INFO: DefaultSessionIdManager workerName=node0 Mar 14, 2018 4:29:31 PM org.eclipse.jetty.server.session.DefaultSessionIdManager doStart INFO: No SessionScavenger set, using defaults Mar 14, 2018 4:29:31 PM org.eclipse.jetty.server.session.HouseKeeper startScavenging INFO: Scavenging every 660000ms Jenkins home directory: /jenkins found at: EnvVars.masterEnvVars.get("JENKINS_HOME") Mar 14, 2018 4:29:31 PM org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ContextHandler doStart INFO: Started w.@6e9319f{/,file:///jenkins/war/,AVAILABLE}{/jenkins/war} Mar 14, 2018 4:29:31 PM org.eclipse.jetty.server.AbstractConnector doStart INFO: Started ServerConnector@62923ee6{HTTP/1.1,[http/1.1]}{0.0.0.0:8080} Mar 14, 2018 4:29:31 PM org.eclipse.jetty.server.Server doStart INFO: Started @2876ms Mar 14, 2018 4:29:31 PM winstone.Logger logInternal INFO: Winstone Servlet Engine v4.0 running: controlPort=disabled Mar 14, 2018 4:29:32 PM jenkins.InitReactorRunner$1 onAttained INFO: Started initialization Mar 14, 2018 4:29:32 PM jenkins.InitReactorRunner$1 onAttained INFO: Listed all plugins Mar 14, 2018 4:29:34 PM jenkins.InitReactorRunner$1 onAttained INFO: Prepared all plugins Mar 14, 2018 4:29:34 PM jenkins.InitReactorRunner$1 onAttained INFO: Started all plugins Mar 14, 2018 4:29:34 PM jenkins.InitReactorRunner$1 onAttained INFO: Augmented all extensions Mar 14, 2018 4:29:34 PM jenkins.InitReactorRunner$1 onAttained INFO: Loaded all jobs Mar 14, 2018 4:29:35 PM hudson.model.AsyncPeriodicWork$1 run INFO: Started Download metadata Mar 14, 2018 4:29:35 PM jenkins.util.groovy.GroovyHookScript execute INFO: Executing /jenkins/init.groovy.d/securitySettings.groovy Mar 14, 2018 4:29:35 PM java.util.logging.LogManager$RootLogger log INFO: Security Settings Mar 14, 2018 4:29:35 PM jenkins.InitReactorRunner$1 onAttained INFO: Completed initialization Mar 14, 2018 4:29:35 PM hudson.WebAppMain$3 run INFO: Jenkins is fully up and running Mar 14, 2018 4:29:37 PM hudson.model.UpdateSite updateData INFO: Obtained the latest update center data file for UpdateSource default Mar 14, 2018 4:29:37 PM hudson.model.DownloadService$Downloadable load INFO: Obtained the updated data file for hudson.tasks.Maven.MavenInstaller Mar 14, 2018 4:29:38 PM hudson.model.DownloadService$Downloadable load INFO: Obtained the updated data file for hudson.tools.JDKInstaller Mar 14, 2018 4:29:38 PM hudson.model.AsyncPeriodicWork$1 run INFO: Finished Download metadata. 3,077 ms

[rajcheval]

It turns out that adding --debug=9 does not install the plugins.

Based on your comment above it seems that I can specify the version of plugin and it will install correctly as long as it is compatible with the version of Jenkins.

Am I correct?

[rajcheval]

I found that if I specify the version number for a plugin it is not installed. This happens even if plugin is compatible with Jenkins version.

docker run --name jenkins2 -e "JENKINS_PLUGINS=gitlab-plugin hipchat:2.1.1 swarm azure-ad:0.2.0 " -p 8090:8080 blacklabelops/jenkins:latest

In my example hipchat 2.1.1 is the latest version and is compatible with Jenkins.

https://gist.github.com/rajcheval/81fc90f09854fd813473065307612750

If I remove version_number hipchat plugin gets installed.

[blacklabelops]

I will recheck this, version numbers should work!

[blacklabelops]

This fixes your issue that there are no installation scripts running when you pass parameters, e.g. --debug=9.

[blacklabelops]

Here it is documented, that the Jenkins Update Center only allows to install the latest version of a plugin: https://jenkins.io/doc/book/managing/plugins/

I am using the update center for my plugin install. Very handy because it automatically also installs all dependencies. So apparently the version feature, e.g. hipchat:2.1.1 does not work anymore.

If you want a specific version of a plugin there is, according to the article, only the Advanced installation routine left. Which means you have to download and install the plugin files by yourself manually.

[blacklabelops]

I have found an appropriate script in the official jenkins image: https://github.com/jenkinsci/docker/blob/master/install-plugins.sh

Maybe it is better to switch to the official one for you.

[rajcheval]

Steffen,

Thank you for your help today. I appreciate it. We will either incorporate a new script into your image or start using the official image.

Raj