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[JENKINS-25200] job data should not live with jenkins config data #5562

Open timja opened 10 years ago

timja commented 10 years ago

I have a bunch of projects on my jenkins server, and a bunch of them run on master. Backing up the jenkins root means archiving all that job data - which is not what I want. I just want the config data.

It would be WAY nicer if there were at least an option to store jobs in some other directory.

Originally reported by kwerle, imported from: job data should not live with jenkins config data
  • status: Open
  • priority: Minor
  • resolution: Unresolved
  • imported: 2022/01/10
timja commented 10 years ago

oleg_nenashev:

Periodic backup plugins allows to backup configurations only.
It means that the most of job data won't be backed up.
See https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/JENKINS/PeriodicBackup+Plugin

A Symbolink link to jobs folder would help if you backup the data manually using "don't follow symlinks" option (available in both cp and rsync)

timja commented 10 years ago

oleg_nenashev:

The only thing, which could be done in the core, is a configurable jobs directory path. I'd say that it is not required due to workarounds above, but feel free to contribute

timja commented 10 years ago

kwerle:

Yeah, it's useful advice for workarounds. And having a configuration option would be nice.

But mostly it would be nice if it was better behaved by default. Really, if you moved the job directory and didn't give the option, I think it'd be a vast improvement.

timja commented 10 years ago

danielbeck:

The 'Build Record Root Directory' option caused numerous bugs in build symlinks, job rename, job move, job delete, ... everything that could conceivably break.

Therefore I think the risk and effort just isn't worth it. Just create a symlink.

timja commented 10 years ago

danielbeck:

FWIW the motivation stated is questionable at best IMO. Don't use `cp` or `xcopy` to backup Jenkins home, use `tar`, `rsync` or `robocopy`, all of which allow specifying exclusion rules.