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Agent Setup

Jenkins Node Setup

Follow these steps to create a node in your Jenkins instance.

1. Setup the agent on Jenkins
2. Go to your Jenkins dashboard
3. Go to Manage Jenkins option in main menu
4. Go to Nodes item in System Configuration
5. Go to New Node option in side menu
6. Fill the Node(agent) name and select the type; (e.g. Name: agent1, Type: Permanent Agent)
7. Now fill the fields like remote root directory, labels, # of executors, etc.
   • root directory should be set to /home/jenkins/agent
   • Launch method should be set to Launch agent by connecting it to the controller
8. Press the Save button and the agent1 will be registered, but offline for the time being. Click on it.
9. You should now see the secret used for the configuration of the template.

Template configuration

1. Set the JENKINS_AGENT_NAME environment variable to the agent name you selected above.
2. Set the JENKINS_SECRET environment variable to the secret generated above.
3. Set the JENKINS_URL environment variable to the url of your Jenkins instance. If using the Jenkins Template, it should be set to http://${{Jenkins.JENKINS_PRIVATE_URL}}:${{Jenkins.JENKINS_PRIVATE_PORT}}

Your agent should now be setup.