Best remote agent architecture for integrating Java and .Net application in CI

Question

As per my requirement, I need to integrate Bitbucket repository with Bamboo CI server hosted on linux machine as per following:

* .Net application on Bitbucket
* Java test application on BitBucket.
* When there is a commit on .Net application repository, Bamboo should trigger MSBuild to build the repository on AWS windows server.
* After that, Bamboo should trigger Maven test of Java repository to test the .Net application.

As I have mentioned, Bamboo server is hosted on linux machine, so I can only trigger Java Maven build from local agent as MSBuild.exe is not available on linux machine. So as per my thinking I need to create Remote agent on another Windows machine [hosted on AWS] to trigger the MSBuild.

Please confirm this approach and provide best practice suggestion for this requirement.

Jobin Kuruvilla [Adaptavist] · Answer

I wouldn't do that unless you don't want spend money on a remote agent. Never tried it and so I am not sure how robust that solution would be.

Shyam Visamsetty · Answer

We were thinking of sending the remote commands using freeSSHD and powershell. Is that a good idea too?

Shyam Visamsetty · Answer

Hi Jobin, Thanks for the answer. I work with Chintan on this.  Would it also be a good idea to send commands to remote windows machine from the existing linux server and avoid creation of a remote agent? Would that be helpful?