Timeout on a Build Step of Jenkins
As of current versions of Jenkins, this can be done. Hit 'Configure', then select the 'Build Environment' tab, and then set your timeout.
Here's an screenshot:
If you are using Jenkins pipeline, and the newer declarative style (has a top level pipeline { element) then there is a timeout option that can be used for the overall job, or on individual stages:
pipeline { agent any options { timeout(time: 1, unit: 'HOURS') // timeout on whole pipeline job } stages { stage('Example') { options { timeout(time: 1, unit: 'HOURS') // timeout on this stage } steps { echo 'Hello World' } } }}
In pipeline jobs you can wrap your step(s) with timeout as follows:
timeout(time: 5, unit: 'MINUTES') { // steps to execute}