Jira Integration

This plugin integrates Jenkins with Jira on Server, Data Center and Cloud deployments.

The integration offers support:

• An Inaccessible Jenkins site, meaning the Jenkins instance is not accessible by the Jira app. Either because of a firewall or other network limitations.
• An Accessible Jenkins site, meaning the Jenkins instance is accessible by the Jira app for data synchronization.
• An Accessible through Tunneling Jenkins site, meaning the Jenkins instance is not accessible directly by the Jira app, but can be made accessible through a secure tunnel. (Only available in the Jira Cloud app)

⚠️ This plugin does need the Jenkins Integration for Jira app to be installed in for Jira instance which is not a free app. Go to Apps > Manage Apps in Jira, search for "Jenkins Integration for Jira" and install the app. After the app is installed it will help you integrate your Jenkins server with Jira.

• You're an administrator of your Jira instance/site and can install, update and delete apps.
• You're an administrator of your Jenkins server and can install, update and delete plugins.
• Your team as part of there development or deployment practices add issue keys to jobs and/or builds in Jenkins. See Linking builds to issue where the app searches for issue keys.

Refer to the getting started guide or video to integrate your Jenkins server with Jira.

Read all about the integration between Jenkins and Jira in the Marvelution docs.

If you are having trouble with this plugin, please reach out to Marvelution support.

Feel free to raise issues and questions via the GitHub issue tracker.

Pull requests are always welcome!

There are multiple Jira plugins available for Jenkins and there is also the official Jira plugin developed by Atlassian.

See below on how this plugin differentiates with the Jira and the Atlassian Jira Software Cloud plugins.

Pros

• Free.
• Supports Jira Server, Data Center and Cloud.
• Supports automation features to create/update issues, generate release notes.
• Requires a single plugin in Jenkins

Cons

• Takes a user account to integrate.
• Back links from Jira issues to Jenkins builds is done using issue comments.

Pros

• Free.
• Integration is App based, no need for a user account to integrate.
• Back links from Jira issue to Jenkins builds is done using the development information panel.
• Automation is available through Jira Automation rules.

Cons

• Only supports Jira Cloud.
• Only supports Jenkins Multi branch pipeline jobs.
• The integration needs to be configured manually in Jenkins by copy and pasting the secret and webhook, no (semi)automated method exists.
• Automation rules are loosely coupled to Jenkins data. You need to copy&past Jenkins data like job name, to configure rules.
• Requires a plugin in Jenkins and an app in Jira.

Pros

• Integration is App based, no need for a user account to integrate.
• Supports Jira Server, Data Center and Cloud.
• Supports all Jenkins job types.
• Supports limiting the integration to selected projects.
• The app builds an issue-to-build index available in multiple panels when viewing an issue in Jira
• App provides a rules engine for to take action in Jira based on job and build data from Jenkins where the rules are configured by selecting jobs and builds instead on copying identifiers.
• On Jira Cloud the app also provides automation through the Jira Automation rules just like the Atlassian Jira Software Cloud plugin.
• Next to the custom integration, the app also integrates using the same APIs and the Atlassian Jira Software Cloud plugin.
• Even inaccessible Jenkins instances are supported for by-directional integration.
• Integration in Jenkins can be done automatically, manually and by using Configuration as Code.
• If installed on Jira Cloud, you can now also include Compass using the new Jenkins for Compass app.

Cons

• Paid app.
• Requires a plugin in Jenkins and an app in Jira

Fun fact, Atlassian reached out to Marvelution when they first wanted to develop there own Jenkins integration plugin.