JIRA 4.0 : JIRA Requirements
This page last changed on Sep 08, 2009 by alui.
JIRA is a 'web application', meaning it runs centrally on a server, and users interact with it through web browsers from any computer.
JIRA Client Requirements1. BrowserThe following browsers are recommended for use with JIRA 4:
* All of the main functionality will work in IE 6; however, some of the visual effects will be missing.
JIRA Server Requirements1. HardwareDuring evaluation, JIRA will run well on any reasonably fast workstation computer (e.g. 1.5+ Ghz processor). Memory requirements depend on how many projects and issues you will store, but 256MB is enough for most evaluation purposes. (Note: most people start by installing JIRA Standalone on their local computer. It is easy to move JIRA to a production server later). The hardware required to run JIRA in production depends mainly on the number of issues and users that your installation will have, as well as the maximum number of concurrent requests that the system will experience during peak hours.
For reference, jira.atlassian.com has over 33,000 issues and over 30,000 user accounts. The system runs on a 64bit Quad processor. The server has 4 GB of memory with 1 GB dedicated to JIRA. Please note that performance heavily depends on your usage pattern. As a general rule, if you wish to store more than 200,000 issues in JIRA we recommend that you set up separate instances of JIRA on different physical machines and split your projects and issues between the instances. You can follow the instructions on splitting a JIRA instance, if you need to convert an existing JIRA instance into multiple instances. We would appreciate it if you let us know what hardware configuration works for you. Please create a ticket in our support system with your hardware specification and mention the number of users and issues in your JIRA installation.
2. Operating SystemJIRA runs on any operating system that supports Java (see below). Please note:
3. JavaJIRA requires the Java Developers Kit (JDK) version 5 (1.5) or later to be installed on the server. Please see Installing Java. Currently Sun's JDK is available for Windows (32 bit + 64 bit), Solaris (SPARC + 32 bit + 64 bit) and Linux Platforms (32 bit + 64 bit). If you are a Mac OSX user, Apple also provides a specific JDK that has been optimised for its hardware and OS. If you are running the Sun JRE version 6 (1.6), please ensure that you are running Update 10 or higher. 4. Application ServerJIRA is a web application, so requires an application server.
5. DatabaseJIRA requires a relational database for storage of issue data. JIRA supports most relational database servers, so we suggest using the one that you are most comfortable administering.
Next StepInstall JIRA Standalone (recommended); or Install JIRA WAR/EAR. |
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