feature tour :: maintainability

Pulse uses a unique templated configuration system:

• Define configuration just once and share it among multiple projects or agents.
• Eliminate duplicated configuration (e.g. a nightly build is nearly identical to a continuous build).
• Deeply integrated with the web interface.

Keeping up to date with the latest Pulse release is simple:

• A new version automatically detects data to update.
• A wizard guides you through the upgrade process.
• Agents upgrade automatically when the master is upgraded.

Pulse protects your investment in your server configuration by backing it up automatically for you daily:

• All configuration is captured at 5am each morning.
• Control the backup schedule via a Cron-like expression.
• Restore backups using a wizard.

Each build agent has a "statistics" tab that lists various statistics for the agent:

• See how many builds an agent has run.
• Compare average build times on different agents.
• A pie chart allows you to easily identify an under- or over-utilised agent.