Where is “Jenkins URL” configuration stored?

Question

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 i

Answer 1

The file config.xml in the Jenkins home folder.

Answer 2

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, whithout 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# 

Answer 3

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

Answer 4

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

Answer 5

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