Where does Xcode server store the bots? How can bots be transferred to another machine?

Question

I have created multiple bots using Xcode and Xcode server. I'd like to backup these bots and transfer it to another machine. How can this be done?

Answer 1

All of the Xcode Server bot information is stored in a CouchDB. The path (Current as of Server.app 5.2, and Xcode.app 8.2.1) is:

 /Library/Developer/XcodeServer/Database/*
 /Library/Developer/XcodeServer/Database/xcs.couch

You can probably copy & paste the entire 'XcodeServer' folder from one server to another and startup the Xcode Server Service.

A couple other helpful hints when dealing with Xcode Server:

• The CouchDB instance for Xcode Server can be accessed at: http://localhost:10355/_utils/
• Check out this great series of articles on the nuts and bolts of Xcode Server: https://honzadvorsky.com/articles/2015-05-04-under-the-hood-of-xcode-server/