The first step is to download the latest stable release of Jira. You can download Atlassian Jira from http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/download.
The Atlassian website will detect the operating system you are using and automatically suggest an installation package for you to download. If you intend to install Jira on a different operating system from the one you are currently on, make sure that you select the correct operating system package.
As we mentioned earlier, with Windows, there is a Windows installer package and a self-extracting archive package. For the purpose of this exercise, we will use the installer package (Windows 64-bit Installer):
- Double-click on the downloaded installation file to start the installation wizard and click on the Next button to continue:
- Select the Custom Install (recommended for advanced users) option and click on the Next button to continue. Using the custom installation will let us decide where to install Jira and will also provide numerous configuration options:
- Select the directory where Jira will be installed. This will become the JIRA_INSTALL directory. Click on the Next button to continue:
- Select where Jira will store its data files, such as attachments and log files. This will become the JIRA_HOME directory. Click on the Next button to continue:
- Select where you would like to create shortcuts to the start menu and click on the Next button to continue.
- In the Configure TCP Ports step, we need to select the port on which Jira will be listening for incoming connections. By default, Jira will run on port 8080. If 8080 has already been taken by another application, or if you want Jira to run on a different port such as port 80, select the Set custom value for HTTP and Control ports option and specify the port numbers you want to use. Click on the Next button to continue:
- Select whether you would like Jira to run as a service. If you enable this option, Jira will be installed as a system service and can be configured to start automatically with the server; refer to the Starting and stopping Jira section for more details:
- For the final step, review all the installation options and click on the Install button to start the installation:
- Once the installation is complete, check the Launch Jira Software in browser option and click on Finish. This will close the installation wizard and open up your web browser to access Jira. This might take a few minutes to load as Jira starts up for the first time:
