diff --git a/lib/spack/llnl/util/filesystem.py b/lib/spack/llnl/util/filesystem.py
index 4fa86914094..a70babff496 100644
--- a/lib/spack/llnl/util/filesystem.py
+++ b/lib/spack/llnl/util/filesystem.py
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ def copy_tree(
 
     files = glob.glob(src)
     if not files:
-        raise OSError("No such file or directory: '{0}'".format(src))
+        raise OSError("No such file or directory: '{0}'".format(src), errno.ENOENT)
 
     # For Windows hard-links and junctions, the source path must exist to make a symlink. Add
     # all symlinks to this list while traversing the tree, then when finished, make all
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/ci/__init__.py b/lib/spack/spack/ci/__init__.py
index a4cec793862..14be3bf4ada 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/ci/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/ci/__init__.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 import spack
 import spack.binary_distribution as bindist
+import spack.builder
 import spack.config as cfg
 import spack.environment as ev
 import spack.error
@@ -613,32 +614,40 @@ def copy_stage_logs_to_artifacts(job_spec: spack.spec.Spec, job_log_dir: str) ->
     job_spec, and attempts to copy the files into the directory given
     by job_log_dir.
 
-    Args:
+    Parameters:
         job_spec: spec associated with spack install log
         job_log_dir: path into which build log should be copied
     """
     tty.debug(f"job spec: {job_spec}")
-
-    try:
-        package_metadata_root = pathlib.Path(spack.store.STORE.layout.metadata_path(job_spec))
-    except spack.error.SpackError as e:
-        tty.error(f"Cannot copy logs: {str(e)}")
+    if not job_spec.concrete:
+        tty.warn("Cannot copy artifacts for non-concrete specs")
         return
 
-    # Get the package's archived files
-    archive_files = []
-    archive_root = package_metadata_root / "archived-files"
-    if archive_root.is_dir():
-        archive_files = [f for f in archive_root.rglob("*") if f.is_file()]
-    else:
-        msg = "Cannot copy package archived files: archived-files must be a directory"
-        tty.warn(msg)
+    package_metadata_root = pathlib.Path(spack.store.STORE.layout.metadata_path(job_spec))
+    if not os.path.isdir(package_metadata_root):
+        # Fallback to using the stage directory
+        job_pkg = job_spec.package
 
+        package_metadata_root = pathlib.Path(job_pkg.stage.path)
+        archive_files = spack.builder.create(job_pkg).archive_files
+        tty.warn("Package not installed, falling back to use stage dir")
+        tty.debug(f"stage dir: {package_metadata_root}")
+    else:
+        # Get the package's archived files
+        archive_files = []
+        archive_root = package_metadata_root / "archived-files"
+        if os.path.isdir(archive_root):
+            archive_files = [str(f) for f in archive_root.rglob("*") if os.path.isfile(f)]
+        else:
+            tty.debug(f"No archived files detected at {archive_root}")
+
+    # Try zipped and unzipped versions of the build log
     build_log_zipped = package_metadata_root / "spack-build-out.txt.gz"
+    build_log = package_metadata_root / "spack-build-out.txt"
     build_env_mods = package_metadata_root / "spack-build-env.txt"
 
-    for f in [build_log_zipped, build_env_mods, *archive_files]:
-        copy_files_to_artifacts(str(f), job_log_dir)
+    for f in [build_log_zipped, build_log, build_env_mods, *archive_files]:
+        copy_files_to_artifacts(str(f), job_log_dir, compress_artifacts=True)
 
 
 def copy_test_logs_to_artifacts(test_stage, job_test_dir):
@@ -651,11 +660,12 @@ def copy_test_logs_to_artifacts(test_stage, job_test_dir):
     """
     tty.debug(f"test stage: {test_stage}")
     if not os.path.exists(test_stage):
-        msg = f"Cannot copy test logs: job test stage ({test_stage}) does not exist"
-        tty.error(msg)
+        tty.error(f"Cannot copy test logs: job test stage ({test_stage}) does not exist")
         return
 
-    copy_files_to_artifacts(os.path.join(test_stage, "*", "*.txt"), job_test_dir)
+    copy_files_to_artifacts(
+        os.path.join(test_stage, "*", "*.txt"), job_test_dir, compress_artifacts=True
+    )
 
 
 def download_and_extract_artifacts(url, work_dir) -> str:
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/ci/common.py b/lib/spack/spack/ci/common.py
index 68e0d91c17e..78caafcb2ab 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/ci/common.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/ci/common.py
@@ -2,9 +2,13 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
 import copy
+import errno
+import glob
+import gzip
 import json
 import os
 import re
+import shutil
 import sys
 import time
 from collections import deque
@@ -25,6 +29,7 @@
 import spack.mirrors.mirror
 import spack.schema
 import spack.spec
+import spack.util.compression as compression
 import spack.util.spack_yaml as syaml
 import spack.util.url as url_util
 import spack.util.web as web_util
@@ -40,22 +45,67 @@
 _urlopen = web_util.urlopen
 
 
-def copy_files_to_artifacts(src, artifacts_dir):
+def copy_gzipped(glob_or_path: str, dest: str) -> None:
+    """Copy all of the files in the source glob/path to the destination.
+
+    Args:
+        glob_or_path: path to file to test
+        dest: destination path to copy to
+    """
+
+    files = glob.glob(glob_or_path)
+    if not files:
+        raise OSError("No such file or directory: '{0}'".format(glob_or_path), errno.ENOENT)
+    if len(files) > 1 and not os.path.isdir(dest):
+        raise ValueError(
+            "'{0}' matches multiple files but '{1}' is not a directory".format(glob_or_path, dest)
+        )
+
+    def is_gzipped(path):
+        with open(path, "rb") as fd:
+            return compression.GZipFileType().matches_magic(fd)
+
+    for src in files:
+        if is_gzipped(src):
+            fs.copy(src, dest)
+        else:
+            # Compress and copy in one step
+            src_name = os.path.basename(src)
+            if os.path.isdir(dest):
+                zipped = os.path.join(dest, f"{src_name}.gz")
+            elif not dest.endswith(".gz"):
+                zipped = f"{dest}.gz"
+            else:
+                zipped = dest
+
+            with open(src, "rb") as fin, gzip.open(zipped, "wb") as fout:
+                shutil.copyfileobj(fin, fout)
+
+
+def copy_files_to_artifacts(
+    src: str, artifacts_dir: str, *, compress_artifacts: bool = False
+) -> None:
     """
     Copy file(s) to the given artifacts directory
 
-    Parameters:
+    Args:
         src (str): the glob-friendly path expression for the file(s) to copy
         artifacts_dir (str): the destination directory
+        compress_artifacts (bool): option to compress copied artifacts using Gzip
     """
     try:
-        fs.copy(src, artifacts_dir)
+
+        if compress_artifacts:
+            copy_gzipped(src, artifacts_dir)
+        else:
+            fs.copy(src, artifacts_dir)
     except Exception as err:
-        msg = (
-            f"Unable to copy files ({src}) to artifacts {artifacts_dir} due to "
-            f"exception: {str(err)}"
+        tty.warn(
+            (
+                f"Unable to copy files ({src}) to artifacts {artifacts_dir} due to "
+                f"exception: {str(err)}"
+            )
         )
-        tty.warn(msg)
 
 
 def win_quote(quote_str: str) -> str:
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/cmd/ci.py b/lib/spack/spack/cmd/ci.py
index e18439a97ea..156cb9410ad 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/cmd/ci.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/cmd/ci.py
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ def ci_rebuild(args):
 
     # Arguments when installing the root from sources
     deps_install_args = install_args + ["--only=dependencies"]
-    root_install_args = install_args + ["--only=package"]
+    root_install_args = install_args + ["--keep-stage", "--only=package"]
 
     if cdash_handler:
         # Add additional arguments to `spack install` for CDash reporting.
@@ -493,6 +493,9 @@ def ci_rebuild(args):
     # Copy logs and archived files from the install metadata (.spack) directory to artifacts now
     spack_ci.copy_stage_logs_to_artifacts(job_spec, job_log_dir)
 
+    # Clear the stage directory
+    spack.stage.purge()
+
     # If the installation succeeded and we're running stand-alone tests for
     # the package, run them and copy the output. Failures of any kind should
     # *not* terminate the build process or preclude creating the build cache.