CasC requirements

The following table contains the plugins required for using CloudBees Configuration as Code (CasC) in your CloudBees CI cluster and where to install them, in the operations center or in the controllers.

Table 1. Plugin requirements for CasC
Plugin	Operations center	Controllers
CloudBees CasC Client
CloudBees CasC Items API
CloudBees CasC Items Commons
CloudBees CasC Items Controller
CloudBees CasC Items Server
CloudBees CasC Server
CloudBees CasC Shared plugin
Configuration as Code plugin

The CloudBees CasC API plugin has been deprecated.

CloudBees CasC Client plugin

The CasC Client plugin allows you to export the current CasC configuration and update a CasC bundle.

For more information, refer to:

Operations center: Exporting a CasC configuration and Updating a CasC bundle for the operations center
Controllers: Exporting a CasC configuration and Updating a CasC bundle for a controller

CloudBees CasC Items API plugin

The CasC Items API plugin allows you to:

Create a new item in the operations center based on an items.yaml file stored in the local filesystem. For more information, refer to Configuration as Code (CasC) CLI and Configuration as Code (CasC) HTTP API.
Export an individual CasC item in YAML format from the operations center and controllers. For more information, refer to Exports of individual CasC items in the operations center and Exports of individual CasC items for controllers.

CloudBees CasC Items Commons plugin

The CasC Items Commons plugin allows you to:

Create Folders, Freestyle jobs, and Backup items for the operations center using the CasC items.yaml file. For more information, refer to Creating items with CasC for the operations center.
Create Folders, Freestyle jobs, Backup, and Restore items for controllers using the CasC items.yaml file. For more information, refer to Creating items with CasC for controllers.

CloudBees CasC Items Controller plugin

The CasC Items Controller plugin allows you to create Pipeline, Multibranch Pipeline, GitHub Organization, and Bitbucket Teams/Projects items for controllers using the CasC items.yaml file.

For more information, refer to Creating items with CasC for controllers.

The CloudBees CasC Items Controller plugin is not supported for the operations center and should not be installed.

CloudBees CasC Items Server plugin

The CloudBees CasC Items Server plugin allows you to create controller and Cluster Operations items for the operations center using the CasC items.yaml file.

For more information, refer to Creating items with CasC for the operations center.

CloudBees CasC Server plugin

The CloudBees CasC Server plugin allows you to manage controller CasC bundles. The CloudBees CasC Server plugin is installed to the operations center by default.

For more information, refer to Configuring bundle availability for controllers.

CloudBees CasC Shared plugin

The CloudBees CasC Shared plugin contains CasC features shared between several plugins; for example, permissions.

For more information, refer to CasC permissions.

CloudBees CasC API plugin (deprecated)

The CloudBees CasC API Plugin has been deprecated in CloudBees CI and CloudBees Jenkins Platform 2.319.1.5 and can be uninstalled. The functionality that was previously available in the CloudBees CasC API plugin is now available in the following plugins:

The CasC API plugin allows you to:

Export the current CasC configuration and update a CasC bundle. For more information, refer to:
- Operations center: Exporting a CasC configuration and Updating a CasC bundle for the operations center
- Controllers: Exporting a CasC configuration and Updating a CasC bundle for a controller
Create a new item in the operations center based on an items.yaml file stored in the local filesystem. For more information, refer to Configuration as Code (CasC) CLI and Configuration as Code (CasC) HTTP API.
Export an individual CasC item in YAML format from the operations center and controllers. For more information, refer to Exports of individual CasC items in the operations center and Exports of individual CasC items for controllers.
Create Folders, Freestyle jobs, Backup, controller, and Cluster Operations items for the operations center using the CasC items.yaml file. For more information, refer to Creating items with CasC for the operations center.
Create Folders, Freestyle jobs, Pipeline, Multibranch Pipeline, Organization Folder, Backup, and Restore items for controllers using the CasC items.yaml file. For more information, refer to Creating items with CasC for controllers.