How to install jenkins plugins from command line?

Question

Is there any option to install jenkins plugins from command line ?

I found a command for this after a bit google search :

java -jar /var/lib/jenkins         


        

Answer 1

Since Sept 2019, you can also use the Plugin Installation Manager Tool. It takes a yaml file listing the plugins, and downloads plugins to a folder of your choice. There is no need to have a running Jenkins instance. You can specify the plugin versions in the yaml file, but be aware of JENKINS-60205.

Get the plugin manager:

version=1.0.1
curl \
    -L \
    -X GET "https://github.com/jenkinsci/plugin-installation-manager-tool/releases/download/plugin-management-parent-pom-$version/jenkins-plugin-manager-$version.jar" \
    -o jenkins-plugin-manager-$version.jar

Download the plugins:

java -jar jenkins-plugin-manager-$version.jar \
    --plugin-download-directory pluginsFolder \
    --plugin-file plugins.yml \
    --war jenkins.war

The plugins are in the pluginsFolder.