CloudBees CD/RO plugins

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This section provides documentation for plugins currently supported by CloudBees CD/RO. Additionally, on this page, you can find general information about CloudBees CD/RO plugins.

This section only contains documentation specifically for using supported plugins. For information about:

Find a plugin

This section documents currently supported plugins. Search for specific plugin documentation using the Filter in the left navigation panel.

If the plugin you are searching for is not found, or you are not sure of the name, you can either:

  • Navigate to CloudBees CD/RO plugins catalog and search the site catalog using general terms and phrases associated with the integration.

    • In plugin’s catalog page, select the Documentation link.

  • To search the CloudBees CD/RO catalog, navigate to DevOps Essentials  Plugin Management  Plugins Catalog to search by specific categories, such as Application Server or Source Code Management.

    • In the CloudBees CD/RO catalog, for the plugin, select More details…​, and then select .

When searching for plugins, you may find the Tier or Support level for the plugin is listed as Community. In this case, the plugin is not currently supported by CloudBees, and the documentation for the plugin is located in its community repository. For more information on community plugins, refer to CloudBees CD/RO plugin support policy.

Find plugin release notes

All plugin releases include a summary of the changes since the last release in the plugin’s release notes. Additionally, all plugins released between CloudBees CD/RO releases are summarized in the CloudBees CD/RO release notes.

To find plugin release notes, you can either search for the plugin in the CloudBees CD/RO plugins catalog, and then select Release Notes on the plugin page, or:

  1. Locate the plugin in the left navigation.

  2. To navigate to the plugin release notes, either:

    • Select the , and then select the <PLUGIN-NAME> plugin release notes page.

    • If the plugin does not have a , select the plugin page, and in the right-side navigation panel, select Release notes.

The plugin release notes section contains a record, from newest to oldest, of the previous releases of the plugin, and changes between each release.

Find bundled plugin information

Bundled plugins are used internally by CloudBees CD/RO to provide critical functions for the platform. They are version-specific and automatically installed when you install or upgrade CloudBees CD/RO.

To get version information for plugins bundled with a specific CloudBees CD/RO release:

  1. Navigate to the CloudBees CD/RO release notes.

  2. Select the release you want to view the bundled plugin report for.

  3. On the main release notes page for the release, select the Plugin release notes tab.

    For CloudBees CD/RO v2023.10.0 and earlier, the bundled plugin report is located in the Bundled plugin report tab.
  4. Navigate to the Bundled plugin report.

The Bundled plugin report includes a list of all bundled plugins for that specific CloudBees CD/RO release, the version of the plugin, and the status of the plugin since the last CloudBees CD/RO release.

Bundled plugin is a term that only applies to delivering a plugin as part of a CloudBees CD/RO release. However, any plugin may be released independent of a CloudBees CD/RO release, and in some cases several times between releases. For more information, refer to Plugin releases.

Plugin releases

In an effort to constantly improve CloudBees CD/RO integration capabilities, most plugin versions are released independent of CloudBees CD/RO releases. When a plugin is released, a New version is available. banner appears on the plugin in the CloudBees CD/RO along with an Upgrade button.

Typically, unless otherwise stated in the plugin documentation, newly released plugins can be immediately upgraded in compatible CloudBees CD/RO versions. For more information on upgrading plugins, refer to Manage plugins.

CloudBees strongly suggests to review all plugin prerequisites before installing new plugins, or release notes before upgrading plugins, on your platform. Plugin prerequisites, if applicable, can be found on the plugin’s main documentation page. For information on finding plugin release notes, refer to Find plugin release notes.

CloudBees CD/RO plugin support policy

This section describes the plugin support policy for CloudBees CD/RO plugins.

Plugin support levels

CloudBees CD/RO classifies plugins into two support levels.

  • CloudBees: These plugins are fully supported by CloudBees.

  • Community: These plugins are not supported by CloudBees. Use them with caution in a given installation because their stability is unknown.

The following table describes how CloudBees supports plugin fixes and features.

CloudBees Community

Bug and security fixes

Yes

Not supported by CloudBees

New features

Subject to CloudBees priorities

Not supported by CloudBees

Verified compatibility

Yes

No

Verified upgrades

Yes

No

If you are having any issues with a CloudBees supported plugin or its documentation, please open a support request using CloudBees support, and select the Product area option including CD.