Trigger a Travis-CI rebuild without pushing a commit?

Using Travis-CI, is it possible to trigger a rebuild without pushing a new commit to GitHub?

Use case: A build fails due to an externality. The source is actually correct. It would build OK and pass if simply re-run.

For instance, an apt-get fails due to a package server being down, but the server is back up again. However the build status is "stuck" at "failed" until a new commit is pushed.

Is there some way to nudge Travis-CI to do another build, other than pushing a "dummy" commit?

Solution 1:

• If you have write access to the repo: On the build's detail screen, there is a button ↻ Restart Build. Also under "More Options" there is a trigger build menu item.

  Note: Browser extensions like Ghostery may prevent the restart button from being displayed. Try disabling the extension or white-listing Travis CI.

  Note2: If .travis.yml configuration has changed in the upstream, clicking rebuild button will run travis with old configuration. To apply upstream changes for travis configuration one has to add commit to PR or to close / reopen it.

• If you've sent a pull request: You can close the PR then open it again. This will trigger a new build.

Restart Build:

Trigger Build:

Solution 2:

If you open the Settings tab for the repository on GitHub, click on Integrations & services, find Travis CI and click Edit, you should see a Test Service button. This will trigger a build.

Solution 3:

I know you said without pushing a commit, but something that is handy, if you are working on a branch other than master, is to commit an empty commit.

git commit --allow-empty -m "Trigger"

You can rebase in the end and remove squash/remove the empty commits and works across all git hooks :)

Solution 4:

I have found another way of forcing re-run CI builds and other triggers:

1. Run git commit --amend --no-edit without any changes. This will recreate the last commit in the current branch.
2. git push --force-with-lease origin pr-branch.

Solution 5:

If you have new project on GitHub which has .travis.yml, but was never tested, you can run tests without commit this way:

1. enable testing in Travis CI setings
2. open project page on GitHub
3. open settings -> webhooks and services
4. find Travis CI in services and press edit button
5. press "Test service"