How can I integrate Jenkins with Redmine?

Question

I would like to integrate Jenkins with Redmine. If some build breaks, Jenkins would open an issue in Redmine to notify it with the console output.

How can I do it? Are there any plugins? Are there any implementation guides? I couldn't find a solution yet.

Answer 1

There are two ways to achieve this

1. install hudson plugin inside redmine, see http://www.redmine.org/plugins/t-ando_redmine_hudson , it will let you know the build inside redmine. (**2014.5.7 [Updated] change to redmine plugin list **)

2. install redmine plugin inside jenkins (hudson), unfortunately the plugin is not maintained any more, https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/JENKINS/Redmine+Plugin . And JIRA jenkins plugin is a way how redmine plugin should be supported. ([Updated] the plugin is back since 2013)

[updated] I tried to add this functions for solution 2 in 2011.2, see my blog: http://larrycaiyu.com/blog/2011/02/24/associate-ci-build-information-in-redmine-issue-by-using-redmine-rest-api/, but I stopped after that, because

1. In the community, it seems solution 1 is preferred.
2. lots of functions are already inside JIRA, it is better to persuade them to make it as a common issue plugin inside jenkins.

Answer 2

You can try the e-mail-to-issue option in Redmine.

1. Configure Jenkins to send an e-mail to Redmine with detailed report.
2. Configure Redmine to accept the e-mail and transfer it to the issue.

You can configure whatever template you wish so the reports will be user-friendly. Further more Redmine has a simple incoming mail parser so that you can omit info you don't need.

No plugins needed, only settings in both tools.