Day 74: Jenkins Database Backup Job
🚀 Day 74: Jenkins Database Backup Job | 100 Days of DevOps
Welcome to Day 74 of the 100 Days of DevOps series! In this lab, you'll automate database backups using Jenkins by creating a scheduled job that generates MySQL dumps and stores them on a centralized backup server.
📌 Lab Objective:
Create a Jenkins job that automatically backs up a database from an application server and transfers the backup file to the storage server on a scheduled basis.
🛠️ Task Requirements:
Jenkins Configuration
Job Name: database-backup
Build Schedule: **/10 * * * **
Execute backup automatically every 10 minutes
Database Details
Database Name: kodekloud_db01
Database User: kodekloud_roy
Source Server: stapp01
Backup Requirements
Backup Format:
db_YYYY-MM-DD.sql
Example:
db_2026-06-02.sql
Storage Requirements
Destination Server: ststor01
Backup Directory:
/home/natasha/db_backups
💻 What You'll Configure & Verify:
🔹 Create Jenkins Freestyle Job
🔹 Configure scheduled execution using cron syntax
🔹 Generate automated MySQL database dumps
🔹 Create date-based backup filenames
🔹 Transfer backup files to storage server
🔹 Configure remote server operations
🔹 Execute job manually for validation
🔹 Verify successful backup creation
🔹 Verify backup transfer to storage location
🔹 Review Jenkins build history and logs
📚 What You'll Learn:
Jenkins job automation
Scheduled builds with cron expressions
Database backup strategies
MySQL dump automation
Remote file transfers
Backup management best practices
Jenkins administration
Infrastructure automation workflows
🌟 Why This Lab Matters:
Automated backups are one of the most critical components of infrastructure reliability. By using Jenkins to schedule and manage database backups, teams can ensure business continuity, simplify disaster recovery, and reduce the risk of data loss.
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