[JENKINS-63724] Add support for Direct JNLP Agent connection

There is a support for Direct connection in Remoting: https://github.com/jenkinsci/remoting/blob/master/docs/inbound-agent.md#connect-directly-to-tcp-port , This connection does not use REST API call, and hence it offers more performance.

The problem is that there are multiple parameters to be configured (host/port, instance identity, etc.). Kubernetes plugin automates it starting from 2.20.2: https://github.com/jenkinsci/kubernetes-plugin/releases/tag/kubernetes-1.20.2 . It would be great to have a similar feature in Docker Plugin

 

 

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Originally reported by oleg_nenashev, imported from: Add support for Direct JNLP Agent connection

• status: Open
  
• priority: Minor
  
• component(s): docker-plugin
  
• label(s): jenkinsfile-runner
  
• resolution: Unresolved
  
• votes: 0
  
• watchers: 2
  
• imported: 20260709-204134
  

Raw content of original issue

There is a support for Direct connection in Remoting: https://github.com/jenkinsci/remoting/blob/master/docs/inbound-agent.md#connect-directly-to-tcp-port , This connection does not use REST API call, and hence it offers more performance.


The problem is that there are multiple parameters to be configured (host/port, instance identity, etc.). Kubernetes plugin automates it starting from 2.20.2: https://github.com/jenkinsci/kubernetes-plugin/releases/tag/kubernetes-1.20.2 . It would be great to have a similar feature in Docker Plugin