How to Create a Jenkins Job that Compresses Files into a ZIP Archive?| S-Logix

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How to Create a Jenkins Job that Compresses Files into a ZIP Archive and Stores it as an Artifact?

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Condition for Create a Jenkins Job that Compresses Files into a ZIP Archive and Stores it as an Artifact

Description:
This task demonstrates how Jenkins can automatically create files, compress them into a ZIP file, and store the ZIP output as a downloadable build artifact.

Steps

Step 1 — Open Jenkins Dashboard
Open your browser and go to:
http://localhost:8080
Step 2 — Create a New Freestyle Job
Click New Item
Type job name: zip-files
Select Freestyle project → Click OK
Step 3 — Add a Build Step to Run Shell Commands
Scroll to Build
Click Add build step → Select Execute Shell

Step 4 — Enter Script to Create and Compress Files
Paste the following:

rm -rf files
mkdir files

echo "File 1" > files/file1.txt
echo "File 2" > files/file2.txt

zip -r myarchive.zip files

Step 5 — Save the ZIP as an Artifact
Scroll to Post-build Actions
Click Add post-build action → Archive the artifacts
In Files to Archive, enter:
```
myarchive.zip
```
Step 6 — Save the Job
Click Save
Step 7 — Run the Job
Click Build Now
Step 8 — Verify the Results
Go to:
✔ zip-files → Build #1 → Console Output (for logs)
✔ Click Artifacts → Download myarchive.zip

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