This page last changed on Aug 27, 2009 by rosie@atlassian.com.

To install JIRA Standalone on UNIX/Linux, follow these steps:

Before you begin

Please ensure that you have installed Java and set JAVA_HOME.

If you are using Linux/UNIX: A dedicated user should be created to run JIRA, as JIRA runs as the user it is invoked under and therefore can potentially be abused. Here is an example of how to create a dedicated user to run JIRA in Linux:
$ sudo /usr/sbin/useradd --create-home --home-dir /usr/local/jira --shell /bin/bash jira

1. Download and Install JIRA Standalone

  1. Download the JIRA Standalone TAR (.GZ) file here.
  2. Unzip the downloaded file.

    Avoid the Solaris default tar utility! On Solaris, please use GNU tar to unpack JIRA in order to handle long filenames. Do not use the Solaris default tar utility.

If something goes wrong, please verify that Java is installed correctly. If the problem persists, please contact us — we're happy to help.

2. Set JIRA Home

To specify the location of your JIRA Home Directory:

You can specify any location on a disk for your JIRA home directory. Please be sure to specify an absolute path.

Please note that you cannot use the same JIRA home directory for multiple instances of JIRA. We recommend that you do not specify your JIRA home directory inside your installation directory, to prevent information from being accidentally lost during major operations (e.g. backing up and restoring instances).

3. Start JIRA

Run bin/startup.sh. Wait until the following message appears:

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          You can now access JIRA through your web browser.
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To access JIRA, go to your web browser and type this address: http://localhost:8080.

If JIRA does not appear, you may need to change the port that JIRA runs on.

Note: Logs will be written to logs/catalina.out.

4. Run the Setup Wizard

See Running the Setup Wizard.

Next Steps

  • See JIRA 101 to start creating Projects, creating Users, and customising your JIRA instance.

  • By default, JIRA Standalone uses the standard Tomcat port (i.e. 8080). If you need another application to run on that port, either now or in the future, please see Changing JIRA Standalone's port.
  • As part of its installation process, JIRA Standalone automatically installs, configures and connects itself to an HSQLDB database. This is fine for evaluation purposes, however HSQLDB is prone to data corruption. For production installations, we strongly recommend that you connect JIRA to an external database.
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