Exercise 9

This exercise explores the use of the REST API to trigger a build for an existing job. You will configure security features as necessary.

Using the REST API for Common Operations

Create a new user named buildbot.
Add adminstration permissions for the user.
Log in with user buildbot.
Generate the API token for the user.
Generate a Jenkins crumb from the command line.
Export the environment variables JENKINS_CRUMB and JENKINS_API_TOKEN with the correct values.
Trigger a build of the job gradle-initializr with a curl command using the REST API.
Disable the job gradle-initializr with a curl command using the REST API.
Reenable the job gradle-initializr with a curl command using the REST API.
Download the Jenkins CLI client.
Trigger the build of the job gradle-initializr with a curl command using the Jenkins CLI.