Jenkins Build Pipeline Scheduled Trigger

Question

How can a build pipeline be scheduled to execute at a certain time of the night just like a regular job can be?

Answer 1

If you want to run the job periodically for a specific branch using a multibranch pipeline you can do this in your Jenkinsfile:

def call(String cronBranch = 'master') {

    // Cron job to be run from Monday to Friday at 10.00h (UTC)
    String cronString = BRANCH_NAME == cronBranch ? "0 10 * * 1-5" : ""

    pipeline {
        agent any

        triggers {
            cron(cronString)
        }
        stages {
            stage('My Stage') {
                //Do something
            }
        }
    }
}

You need to run this job manually the first time in order to be added.