check-jenkins-updates

A python script that checks for new Jenkins releases and sends email accordingly

Requirements

• Python 3.8+

pip packages:

• backoff
• requests

Package requirements are defined in requirements.txt

Configuration

Configuration is performed via environment variables:

ENV VAR	Description
CHECK_JENKINS_UPDATES_DEBUG	if set to 1, print debut output to stdout; if set to 0, no debug output Default: 0
CHECK_JENKINS_UPDATES_SOURCE	URL to check for updates Default: http://updates.jenkins-ci.org/stable/update-center.json
CHECK_JENKINS_UPDATES_SMTP	SMTP server for sending email Default: localhost
CHECK_JENKINS_UPDATES_FROM	email address to send from Default: check-jenkins-updates@unknown
CHECK_JENKINS_UPDATES_RECIPIENT	email address(es) to send to; multiple email addresses must be comma-separated
CHECK_JENKINS_UPDATES_CACHE	path to cache file Default: /tmp/check_jenkins_version.cache
CHECK_JENKINS_UPDATES_RETRY_TIMEOUT	max time in seconds to retry failed connections to the updates source URL Default: 120

Usage

$ python check-jenkins-updates.py