Start/Stop and Restart Jenkins service on Windows

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I have downloaded "jenkins-1.501.zip" from http://jenkins-ci.org/content/thank-you-downloading-windows-installer .

I have extracted zip file and installed Jenkins on Windows 7 successfully. Jenkins runs at http://localhost:8080/ well. I want to stop Jenkins service from console. How can I do that? What's the way to start and restart through console/command line?

On Windows, if you open up Services (from the start menu search) or navigate to `C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools` and then open Services > Scroll down to find Jenkins in the list and you may start/stop it via the UI dialogue box. Or as the list of answers suggest, the command line is a perfectly nice way to do it too. — Hari Reddy, May 14 '23 at 19:37

score 228 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '23 at 06:55

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Open Console/Command line --> Go to your Jenkins installation directory (very likely cd "C:\Program Files\Jenkins\"). Execute the following commands respectively:

to stop:
.\jenkins.exe stop

to start:
.\jenkins.exe start

to restart:
.\jenkins.exe restart

edited May 23 '23 at 06:55

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answered Feb 14 '13 at 06:58

Ripon Al Wasim

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@kapep: What about start and stop in mac – Nevin Raj Victor Jul 16 '15 at 06:25
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How to know the jenkins status? – Ripon Al Wasim Nov 25 '15 at 06:21
@Cryptor, check [this](https://stackoverflow.com/a/44860630/2218697) post to **safely shut down jenkins** , it may help. – Shaiju T Jul 01 '17 at 11:56
I don't know where my Jenkins installation directory is :( – Vin Shahrdar Jan 16 '19 at 14:30
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Jenkins installation directory is in 'Program Files' or 'Program Files(x86)' – shehanpathi Dec 02 '20 at 14:43
Yeah would most likely be `C:\Program Files\Jenkins` – Hari Reddy May 14 '23 at 19:35

score 55 · Answer 2 · edited Jan 04 '19 at 13:12

To stop Jenkins Please avoid shutting down the Java process or the Windows service. These are not usual commands. Use those only if your Jenkins is causing problems.

Use Jenkins' way to stop that protects from data loss.

http://[jenkins-server]/[command]

where [command] can be any one of the following

exit
restart
reload

Example: if my local PC is running Jenkins at port 8080, it will be

http://localhost:8080/exit

score 20 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 22 '18 at 09:50

So by default you can open CMD and write

java -jar jenkins.war

But if your port 8080 is already is in use,so you have to change the Jenkins port number, so for that open Jenkins folder in Program File and open Jenkins.XML file and change the port number such as 8088

Now Open CMD and write

java -jar jenkins.war --httpPort=8088

score 13 · Answer 4 · edited Mar 20 '17 at 09:54

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To start Jenkins from command line

Open command prompt
Go to the directory where your war file is placed and run the following command:

java -jar jenkins.war

To stop

Ctrl + C

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answered Jan 04 '17 at 06:49

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Sure enough, this appears to work for me on Windows 7. – alex May 31 '17 at 14:20
This worked for me, and is also what their documentation recommends: https://wiki.jenkins.io/display/JENKINS/Starting+and+Accessing+Jenkins – Kolby Jan 26 '18 at 19:26
using this we can not close the terminal ,coz the jenkins stops on closing the terminal any solution ? – jayant singh Apr 18 '18 at 19:17
when using this process ,all my previous project on jenkins lost and it runs through terminal only. – Surendra Meena Aug 06 '19 at 05:16

score 7 · Answer 5 · answered Jul 21 '20 at 07:57

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To Start Jenkins through Command Line

Run CMD with admin
You can run following commands

"net start servicename" to start

"net restart servicename" to restart

"net stop servicename" to stop service

for more reference https://www.windows-commandline.com/start-stop-service-command-line/

answered Jul 21 '20 at 07:57

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This is what I was looking for, but there is no `restart`. You must do `stop` followed by `start`. – user4851 Dec 30 '20 at 21:59

score 6 · Answer 6 · answered Jul 19 '18 at 06:00

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       jenkins.exe stop
       jenkins.exe start
       jenkins.exe restart

These commands will work from cmd only if you run CMD with admin permissions

answered Jul 19 '18 at 06:00

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To run cmd in admin mode 1. Open task manager 2. File - New Task 3. Select check box "Create task with admin previleges" – Amit Jain Jul 19 '18 at 06:01

score 2 · Answer 7 · answered Dec 27 '19 at 12:12

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Small hints for routine work.

Create a bat file, name it and use for exact run/stop/restart Jenkins service

#!/bin/bash
# go to Jenkins folder
cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Jenkins

#to stop:
jenkins.exe stop

#to start:
#jenkins.exe start

#to restart:
#jenkins.exe restart

answered Dec 27 '19 at 12:12

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This is definitely not a batch file for Windows. – Jean-François Larvoire May 14 '21 at 16:15

score 2 · Answer 8 · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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Step 01: You need to add jenkins for environment variables, Then you can use jenkins commands

Step 02: Go to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Jenkins" with admin prompt

Step 03: Choose your option: jenkins.exe stop / jenkins.exe start / jenkins.exe restart

edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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answered May 17 '20 at 04:08

Lahiru Amarathunge

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I don't find Jenkins in either of the ProgramFiles folders – likejudo Feb 01 '21 at 17:12
maybe, you haven't installed it properly. – Lahiru Amarathunge Feb 02 '21 at 02:23

score 0 · Answer 9 · answered Jul 11 '22 at 15:53

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Go to the url and paste http://localhost:'portNo'>/exit and enter

answered Jul 11 '22 at 15:53

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If the URL works, that would mean the process is already running, wouldn't it? OP wanted to see how to start/stop it. – Hari Reddy May 14 '23 at 19:43

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