I am using declarative pipeline syntax. I want to re trigger my build for 3 times if it fails. I want to add this step in my pipeline may be in post step: Something like below:
post { failure{ retrigger //try for 3 times atleast } } 
- Maybe try retry (conditions:true)? I can think of plenty of reasons why Jenkins might not want to support unlimited retries!wajiii– wajiii2022-07-23 09:07:52 +00:00Commented Jul 23, 2022 at 9:07
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The other answer is incorrect. There is indeed a builtin to retry arbitrary sections of your job called retry.
If you want to retry the whole job three times, you can wrap your entire job in a retry block:
retry(count: 3) { // your job definition here } However, if it's safe to do so, I would recommend wrapping individual steps or stages instead:
stage('my first stage') { retry(count: 3) { sh('some-command') sh('some-other-command') } } 
- thanks jayhendren, this is what I was looking for. Much appreciated.Ron Bob– Ron Bob2018-10-29 15:49:47 +00:00Commented Oct 29, 2018 at 15:49
- @RonBob perhaps you could accept the answer030– 0302019-03-11 21:29:15 +00:00Commented Mar 11, 2019 at 21:29
- When I put a
retryat the top of astageblock I get "Unknown stage section "retry"." error when validating.jcollum– jcollum2021-04-15 18:49:37 +00:00Commented Apr 15, 2021 at 18:49
There is a retry parameter in the global options when using declarative pipeline :
pipeline { agent any options { retry(3) } stages { ... } } 
There doesn't seem to be a built in pipeline step to do this, and neither does there seem to be a existing plugin that works with pipelines. I'd recommend having a look at the stackoverflow answer: https://stackoverflow.com/a/46852240/1019835
You can implement that code as a shared library, which would allow you to share your solution between projects. Have a look at this tutorial to do that: https://jenkins.io/doc/book/pipeline/shared-libraries/
- Thanks! Really appreciate. What if I just want to retrigger the job upon build failure in post step. No matter how much number of time?Ron Bob– Ron Bob2018-10-13 12:01:18 +00:00Commented Oct 13, 2018 at 12:01