Apps in Bamboo
An app is an installable component that supplements or enhances the functionality of Bamboo in some way. For example, the Jira Bamboo Plugin is an app that integrates Jira and Bamboo. Other apps are available for integrating Bamboo into the Visual Studio IDE, running arbitrary commands before or after builds, and accessing Atlassian support from the Bamboo interface.
Bamboo comes with many pre-installed apps called system apps. You can install more apps, either by acquiring them from the Atlassian Marketplace or by uploading them from your file system. This means that you can install apps that you have developed yourself. For information about developing your own apps for Bamboo, see the Bamboo Developer documentation.
About the Universal Plugin Manager (UPM)
You administer apps for Bamboo using the Universal Plugin Manager (UPM). The UPM is itself an app that exposes app administration pages in the Bamboo Administration Console. UPM works across Atlassian applications, providing a consistent interface for administering apps in Bamboo, Jira, Confluence, Crucible, Fisheye or Bitbucket.
UPM comes pre-installed in recent versions of all Atlassian applications, so you do not normally need to install it yourself. However, like other apps, the UPM software is subject to regular software updates. For that reason before administering apps in Bamboo you should verify your version of the UPM and update it if needed.
Administering apps in Bamboo
You can update UPM, or any app, from the UPM's own app administration pages. Additionally, you can perform these tasks from the UPM administration pages:
- Install or remove apps
- Configure apps settings
- Discover and install new apps from the Atlassian Marketplace
- Enable or disable apps and their component modules
For information on performing these app administration tasks, see the Universal Plugin Manager documentation.
For app information specific to Bamboo, see these pages: