Bamboo 4.2 : Creating a local agent

A Bamboo agent is a service that provides capabilities to run job builds. There are two types of Bamboo agents:

(info) Local agents run in the server's process, i.e. in the same JVM as the server. Each remote agent runs in its own process, i.e. has its own JVM.)

Note that one local agent, with the default name of 'Default Agent', is automatically created after installing Bamboo.

(warning) The information on this page does not apply to Bamboo OnDemand.

To create a new local agent:

  1. Click Administration in the menu bar.
  2. Click Agents in the left panel (under 'Build Resources') to display a list of all local and remote agents that currently exist in your Bamboo system.
  3. Click Add Local Agent.
  4. Enter details for the agent. The name is displayed on the dashboard. The description is only visible to administrators.
  5. Click Add.

Note that your new local agent:

Screenshot: Creating a local agent

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