jenkins Getting started with jenkins Move Jenkins from one PC to another

Example

This worked for me to move from Ubuntu 12.04 (Jenkins ver. 1.628) to Ubuntu 16.04 (Jenkins ver. 1.651.2). I first installed Jenkins from the repositories.

1. Stop both Jenkins servers

2. Copy JENKINS_HOME (e.g. /var/lib/jenkins) from the old server to the new one. From a console in the new server:

   rsync -av username@old-server-IP:/var/lib/jenkins/ /var/lib/jenkins/

3. Start your new Jenkins server

You might not need this, but I had to

• Manage Jenkins and Reload Configuration from Disk.
• Disconnect and connect all the slaves again.
• Check that in the Configure System > Jenkins Location, the Jenkins URL is correctly assigned to the new Jenkins server.