Overview

Debian Package for JetBrains TeamCity Server and Agent.

This package will install mysql as database on localhost and nginx as HTTPS frontend. Recommends postfix as mailer.

Step 1. Clone repo to your own copy

mkdir teamcity-deb
cd teamcity-deb
git init
git remote add upstream git://github.com/aefimov/teamcity-deb.git
git fetch upstream
git merge upstream/master

Then add your Organization repository as origin:

git remote add origin git@git.acme.com:/namespace/teamcity-deb.git

And push changes into it:

git push -u origin master

Step 2. Creating SSL keys for Your TeamCity Server

In root of Git repo:

mkdir ssl-certs
cd ssl-certs
openssl req -new -out request.csr

Enter password you wish (anyone you like, but remember it), answer on questions openssl asks from you, depends on your Organization rules about issuing certificates.

cat request.csr

Perform submit this request for certificate to issue certification system on your Organization (ask admin for this). In result you must have signed certnew.cer file or something like this. Then convert private key into nginx key:

openssl rsa -in privkey.pem -out ../etc/nginx/ssl/teamcity.key

Enter password you remembered on previous step. Then download Certificates Chain for you Organization into file allcas.pem, and perform merge for CA certs with your new issued certificate:

cat certnew.cer allcas.pem > ../etc/nginx/ssl/teamcity.crt
cd ..

Don't forget to commit these new key and cert:

git add etc/nginx/ssl/teamcity.key
git add etc/nginx/ssl/teamcity.crt
git commit -m "Update SSL certs"
git push origin master

You also can save ssl-certs directory in your Git repo, but this is not very secure:

git add ssl-certs
git commit -m "Add artifacts of SSL keys creation"
git push origin master

Step 3. Creating SSH keys for teamcity user

TeamCity Server and Agent runned under user teamcity. If you want to use SSH authorization to access into Version Control you need to generate SSH keys (private and public).

ssh-keygen -t rsa -N "" -C teamcity -f ssh-keys/id_rsa

It prompted for overwriting existing keys, you should agree. Don't forget to commit these new keys:

git add ssh-keys/id_rsa*
git commit -m "Update SSH keys"
git push origin master

Step 4. Build package

In Git repo root and on Ubuntu/Debian host: Update version (do not modify first version part, it used for downloading TeamCity from JetBrains site)

dch -i

Build

debuild

Upload to you local Debian distributives repo:

debrelease

Version of TeamCity and Version of Debian Package

Version of TeamCity is first part of debian package version from debian/changelog first line. For example:

teamcity (7.1.4.0) lucid; urgency=low

Version of TeamCity – 7.1.4 Version of Debian Package – 7.1.4.0

On package build TeamCity version is directly put into postinst script and it will uprgade TeamCity automatically on package install. Script will download TeamCity for specified version from JetBrains Downloads site, and install it.

Setup TeamCity Server

Put into /etc/apt/sources.list (if not exists):

deb http://dist.acme.com/packages stable/all/

Then:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install teamcity-server

Package will create mysql database on localhost, connect TeamCity with it.

TeamCity Server Startup and Shutdown

Start:

sudo /etc/init.d/teamcity start

Stop:

sudo /etc/init.d/teamcity stop

Restart:

sudo /etc/init.d/teamcity restart

Setup TeamCity Agent

Put into /etc/apt/sources.list (if not exists):

deb http://dist.acme.com/packages stable/all/

Then:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install teamcity-agent

This install for you script /etc/init.d/teamcity-agent, run this one to install agent on host:

sudo /etc/init.d/teamcity-agent install <agent.name.without.spaces> <server.url>

This will download Agent from TeamCity server and install on this host. After this you can run it:

sudo /etc/init.d/teamcity-agent start <agent.name.without.spaces>

TeamCity Agents Startup and Shutdown

Get list of installed agents:

sudo /etc/init.d/teamcity-agent

Start:

sudo /etc/init.d/teamcity-agent start <agent-name>

Stop (gently):

sudo /etc/init.d/teamcity-agent stop <agent-name>

Stop (killing):

sudo /etc/init.d/teamcity-agent kill <agent-name>

Restart:

sudo /etc/init.d/teamcity-agent restart <agent-name>

Upgrade TeamCity Server. Bad practice

sudo /etc/init.d/teamcity upgrade 7.1.4

Where 7.1.4, is version published on JetBrains Site. This script will download tar.gz, unpack it into /usr/local/teamcity-7.1.4 and link to /usr/local/teamcity. Then TeamCity will be restarted.

Version upgrading on first install will performed automatically.

Upgrade TeamCity Server. Good practice.

Update package via:

dch -i

Change TeamCity version to new one.

git commit -a -m "Upgrade to TeamCity 7.1.4"
git push origin master
debuild
debrelease

Then just install new package on target hosts.

Database

This package is used mysql as one of most popular on Ubuntu.

Database teamcity created automatically on localhost for user teamcity, with password teamcity on first install. For security issues you can modify this package as you wish, and as your Organization is requires.

On first Run TeamCity will not use MySQL database, after first run and performing some initial setup if you see warning of 'External database', please just restart TeamCity server:

sudo /etc/init.d/teamcity restart

And then:

tail -f /usr/local/teamcity/logs/teamcity-server.log

When TeamCity prompt for token, copy&paste it from this log and continue.