shagram/infra/jenkins

Jenkins (Controller + Docker Agent) Setup (Docker Compose)

This directory contains a minimal Jenkins setup using a dedicated controller and a separate inbound agent intended for Docker-based workloads.

The goal is to keep the controller responsible for orchestration and configuration, while all builds run on the agent labeled docker.

Prerequisites

• Docker Engine installed on the host
• Docker Compose available as docker compose
• A host directory /opt/shagram (used by pipelines as a shared location for source code and deployment files)

Start Jenkins

From the repository root:

cd infra/jenkins
docker compose up -d
docker compose ps

Jenkins UI will be available at:

• http://:8080

Initial admin password

Retrieve the initial password with:

docker exec -it jenkins-controller cat /var/jenkins_home/secrets/initialAdminPassword

Disable builds on the built-in node (Executors = 0)

To ensure builds do not run on the controller:

1. Open Jenkins UI
2. Go to: Manage Jenkins → Manage Nodes and Clouds
3. Open Built-In Node → Configure
4. Set Number of executors to 0
5. Save

Create an inbound agent node (docker-agent)

Create a dedicated node for running pipelines:

1. Go to: Manage Jenkins → Manage Nodes and Clouds → New Node
2. Set:
   • Node name: docker-agent
   • Type: Permanent Agent
   • Remote root directory: /home/jenkins/agent
   • Labels: docker
   • Usage: Only build jobs with label expressions matching this node
3. Save

After saving, open the agent page:

• Manage Nodes and Clouds → docker-agent

On that page, Jenkins provides the inbound connection details, including the secret required by the inbound agent container.

Configure the agent secret in Compose

Edit infra/jenkins/compose.yaml and replace:

• JENKINS_SECRET=__PASTE_ME__

with the real secret value shown on the docker-agent node page.

Restart only the agent container:

docker compose up -d --force-recreate jenkins-agent-docker
docker logs -f jenkins-agent-docker

Verification

• In Jenkins UI: Manage Nodes and Clouds, the node docker-agent should be Online
• Any pipeline using agent { label 'docker' } should execute on this agent

Security note

The Docker agent container mounts /var/run/docker.sock, which effectively grants high-level control over the Docker host. Use this setup only in trusted environments and limit access to Jenkins accordingly.