Jenkins setup on SUSE

jenkins_setup.sh

# 1. Install jenkins
sudo zypper addrepo http://pkg.jenkins-ci.org/opensuse/ jenkins
sudo zypper install jenkins
# You would be asked something like this:
# Do you want to reject the key, trust temporarily, or trust always? [r/t/a/?] (r): t
# Overall download size: 115.9 MiB. After the operation, additional 159.9 MiB will be used.
# Continue? [y/n/?] (y): y

# 2. Start jenkins
sudo /etc/init.d/jenkins start

# 3. Configure Jenkins
# Go to Manage Jenkins> Plugins > Available Plugins> GIthub API Plugin
# select and install with restart

# 4. Configure System:
# Go to Manage Jenkins > configure
# Jenkins Location

# 5. Add Git User credential
git config --global user.name "Jenkins"
git config --global user.email "jenkins@dev.server.com"

# 6. Setup SSH keys 
su -s /bin/bash jenkins
cd ~
ssh-keygen -t rsa

# 7. Add public key to ~/.git/authorized_keys of the server, to which jenkins will deploy the application

# 8. Create a new job for your application

# 9. Remove or uninstall Jenkins: https://gist.github.com/leveret/6766089

# NOTE: In case, if jenkins throws errors on directory exists, it can be solved by rm -rf <workspace/job name>
# Permission denied error:
# http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6515039/jenkins-git-permission-denied-publickey/8143432#8143432

# Error encountered in setting up Ruby on Rails app:
# 1. SQLITE error:
# "ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid:
#    SQLite3::SQLException: near "SAVEPOINT": syntax error: SAVEPOINT active_record_1"
# SOLUTION: https://gist.github.com/leveret/6762526
# 2. bundle install error for jenkins user is mostly permission error, it can be fixed by giving right permission to jenkins user

If the frequent errors are highlighted then this will of great help to everyone. Most of the jenkins issue are of permission. So please update few things related to permission also.

@binodmainali1 could you elaborate more on what do you mean by permission issues in jenkins. I can definitely look into that too.

Retrieving repository 'jenkins' metadata -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------[]
Timeout exceeded when accessing 'http://pkg.jenkins-ci.org/opensuse/repodata/repomd.xml'.

Any solution for this?