awx/docs/release_process.md

Release Process

This document describes the process of creating and publishing an Ansible Tower release.

Time for a release

When the time comes for a release, the following steps will ensure a smooth and successful release.

1. Verify that the __version__ variable has been updated in awx/__init__.py.

    __version__ = 'X.Y.Z'

2. Update the rpm package changelog by adding a new entry to the file packaging/rpm/ansible-tower.spec.

3. Update the debian package changelog by adding a new entry to the file packaging/debian/changelog.

4. Tag and push the release to git.

    git tag <X.Y.Z>
    git push --tags

5. Create and push a release branch to git.

    git branch release_<X.Y.Z>
    git checkout release_<X.Y.Z>
    git push origin release_<X.Y.Z>

Monitor Jenkins

Once tagged, one must launch the Release_Tower with the following parameters:

• GIT_BRANCH=origin/tags/<X.Y.Z>
• OFFICIAL=yes

The following jobs will be triggered:

• Build_Tower_TAR
• Build_Tower_DEB
  • Build_Tower_AMI
• Build_Tower_RPM
• Build_Tower_Docs

Should any build step fail, Jenkins will emit a message in IRC and set the build status to failed.

Publishing Builds

Upon successful completion, jenkins will publish build artifacts to the following locations:

• http://releases.ansible.com/ansible-tower/rpm
• http://releases.ansible.com/ansible-tower/deb
• http://releases.ansible.com/ansible-tower/setup
• http://releases.ansible.com/ansible-tower/docs

Publishing AMI's

While OFFICIAL Tower AMI's are created by jenkins, the process for blessing AMI's is manual. Please contact dave@ansible.com to initiate the process.

Publishing Documentation

Tower documentation is available in the product-docs repository. The Build_Tower_Docs job builds and publishes PDF, and HTML, documentation.