How can I run Jenkins from cloud?

Question

I can run run automated tests using Jenkins and send bug report to designated email address. I want to run Jenkins tests from a web server or a cloud. How can I do this. How can i configure web server to run jenkins.

Comments

What kind of configuration do you have? Linux or Windows? What are the steps you have already completed? What point are you facing error?

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I had checked Amazon cloud services at https://aws.amazon.com. I am not sure about the details but want to run automated tests as an on line process. not from my pc.

Answer 1

So, from Amazon, you can buy any VM you like. Windows or Linux.

In the case of Windows you can access it via RDP and in the case of Linux, you can access it via SSH using Putty.

Instruction to set Jenkins on Windows machine as a service:

First, you need to start Jenkins before installing it. This can be done from JNLP, or by running "java -jar jenkins.war".

Now connect to Jenkins by going to the following URL http://<hostname>:8080/
Once Jenkins is started this way, look for the "Install as Windows Service" link in the "Manage Jenkins" page (requires Microsoft .NET framework version 2.0)

Click "Install as Windows Service". It will navigate to the installation screen.

Choose the path on the installation screen where you want to install Jenkins. Make sure that the directory exists.

Click on Install and it will install Jenkins as a service.

You can now restart Jenkins to re-launch it as a newly installed service.

On the Linux machine say Ubuntu:

You need to have a JDK and JRE installed. openjdk-7-jre and openjdk-7-jdk are suggested

Then execute below commands:

wget -q -O - https://pkg.jenkins.io/debian/jenkins-ci.org.key | sudo apt-key add -
sudo sh -c 'echo deb http://pkg.jenkins.io/debian-stable binary/ > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/jenkins.list'
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install jenkins

src: 

1. https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/JENKINS/Installing+Jenkins+as+a+Windows+service
2. https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/JENKINS/Installing+Jenkins+on+Ubuntu