Using LTS with Docker and install compatible plugins

[Robert Kleinschmager]

Hi,

when using the official docker image for Jenkins LTS (2.46.3) and also using the build in mechanism, to install plugins (and it's dependencies) via install-plugins.sh

then some of these plugins won't run with LTS, as they require a newer version of jenkins.

f.e.

Pipeline: Job v2.12 - requires jenkins v2.60 

Is it possible to install not the latest version of a plugin, but instead the latest-compatible version?

cheers

Robert

[Sven Hüßner]

I realize this is will be a necro, but for the future me coming here again:

You can specify the specific version of the plugin you want to install in a plugins.txt file like so:

pam-auth:1.1

matrix-project:1.4.1

script-security:1.13
...

Then copy the file to your container during build time and use it as input for install-plugins.sh like so:

COPY plugins.txt /usr/share/jenkins/plugins.txt

RUN /usr/local/bin/install-plugins.sh < /usr/share/jenkins/plugins.txt

But you will have to resolve yourself which version of which plugin is compatible to the version of Jenkins you install. That's still a tedious hassle.

Cheers