Start Jenkins build using batch script

Question

I am working with a Jenkins build server to run synthesis/simulation for FPGAs. Right now I have nightly builds and can start the build manually in Jenkins browser interface

Answer 1

You can trigger a Jenkins job with a configured token instead of your username/password, which would allow you to share a trigger script without exposing your own credentials.

1. Go to your job's configuration.
2. Scroll down to Build Triggers, and check the box for Trigger build remotely (e.g., from scripts), and enter an authentication token (e.g., "MY_TOKEN").

3. Copy one of the URLs below the Authentication Token field based on whether your build has parameters.

Then use that URL in a curl command to trigger a build. For example:

curl -I https://${JENKINS_URL}/job/tmp/job/dummy-test/build?token=MY_TOKEN

The -I parameter tells curl to print the head of the response, which you could use to determine the result status. Jenkins replies with HTTP 201 if successful:

$ curl -I https:///job/tmp/job/dummy-test/build\?token\=MY_TOKEN
HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Cache-Control: public
Content-Length: 0
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2016 12:47:26 GMT
Location: https:///queue/item/1707/
Pragma: public
Server: Apache-Coyote/1.1
X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff
Connection: keep-alive