Where is “Jenkins URL” configuration stored?

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I'm trying to set up a non-default URL as part of a puppet script that installs Jenkins. I know how to edit the value via the web UI but I can't seem to find where the value is actually stored. I've looked through the jenkins_home folder and apache and have yet to find it.

The correct place to change this is /configure. Look for "Jenkins URL". http://stackoverflow.com/a/9089610/3253937 — alexsanderpetry, Mar 31 '14 at 18:14

score 27 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 31 '12 at 16:08

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It stores it in a rather unlikely place: hudson.tasks.Mailer.xml in Jenkins home folder.

answered Jul 31 '12 at 16:08

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In case someone runs into this nowadays, it's `jenkins.model.JenkinsLocationConfiguration.xml` in recent versions – joostdevries Apr 10 '14 at 13:17
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do you guys know if changing the URL in that file should actually change the URL for Jenkins? Or must it be changed from the management console? – demonicdaron Sep 05 '18 at 10:46

Étienne Bersac · Answer 2 · 2021-04-06T07:14:12.293

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If you don't find the URL when grepping Jenkins home, it's because you didn't saved the configuration. If not set, Jenkins fallback to request URL, without saving it on disk.

root@jenkins-dev:/var/lib/jenkins# grep jenkinsUrl *.xml
jenkins.model.JenkinsLocationConfiguration.xml:  <jenkinsUrl>http://jenkins-dev.lxc/</jenkinsUrl>
root@jenkins-dev:/var/lib/jenkins#

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answered Mar 16 '16 at 09:06

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Jenkins home directory in mac (installed with homebrew) is ~/.jenkins – chuckSaldana Apr 16 '19 at 15:12

score 9 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 07 '17 at 00:33

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I'm on Jenkins 2.68 and it's stored at jenkins.model.JenkinsLocationConfiguration.xml under the Jenkins home folder.

answered Jul 07 '17 at 00:33

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do you know if changing the URL in that file should actually change the URL for Jenkins? Or must it be changed from the management console? – demonicdaron Sep 05 '18 at 10:46

score -3 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 30 '12 at 21:35

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The file config.xml in the Jenkins home folder.

answered Jul 30 '12 at 21:35

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Right. I'm aware of that file but as far as I can tell the URL value isn't stored in it. – nweiler Jul 31 '12 at 14:17

score -3 · Answer 5 · answered Jul 30 '12 at 22:31

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I did a grep for "http" in my Jenkins root directory led me to hudson.model.UpdateCenter.xml

I'm using Jenkins version 1.462

answered Jul 30 '12 at 22:31

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Where is “Jenkins URL” configuration stored?

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