JUC U.S. East 2015 - Using Jenkins Job Builder to Easily Manage Your Jobs

By: Ari LiVigni, Red Hat

Is there an easier way to managing Jenkins jobs than via the UI, XML files, API? There IS a simpler solution; you can use Jenkins Job Builder (OpenStack upstream project). Jenkins Job Builder offers the following:
- Simple descriptions of Jenkins jobs in YAML format
- Job descriptions kept in human readable text format
- Kept in a version control system to make changes and auditing easier
- Flexible template system, so creating many similarly configured jobs is easy (avoids duplication).