Jenkins Backup

jenkins_backup.sh

#!/bin/bash
set -e #break on first error
 
JENKINS_DIRECTORY=/var/lib/jenkins
JENKINS_JOBS_DIRECTORY=/var/lib/jenkins/jobs
JOB_CONFIG_BACKUP_HOME=/root/jenkins_backups
NOW=$(date +%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S)
JOB_CONFIG_BACKUP_TARGET=$JOB_CONFIG_BACKUP_HOME/$NOW
 
echo "backing up config.xmls of all jenkins jobs under $JENKINS_JOBS_DIRECTORY"
 
# create desired directories
if [[ ! -e $JOB_CONFIG_BACKUP_HOME ]]; then
        mkdir $JOB_CONFIG_BACKUP_HOME
fi
mkdir $JOB_CONFIG_BACKUP_TARGET
 
#switch to jenkins' home
cd $JENKINS_JOBS_DIRECTORY
#copy the confix.xmls only to the created target
cp --parent ./*/config.xml $JOB_CONFIG_BACKUP_TARGET

cd $JENKINS_DIRECTORY
cp config.xml $JOB_CONFIG_BACKUP_TARGET
 
echo "backup successfull"