Unattended installation
If you've previously installed JIRA using the Windows or Linux installer, you can use a configuration file from your existing JIRA installation ( response.varfile ) to re-install JIRA in unattended mode, no user input required.
This can be useful when you have installed JIRA on a test server and are ready to install on your production server with the same configuration.
Good to know
- The
response.varfilefile contains the options specified during the installation wizard steps of your previous JIRA installation. Don't uninstall your previous JIRA installation until after you've copied this file to your new install location. If you decide to modify the
response.varfilefile, make sure all directory paths specified are absolute, for example,sys.installationDir=C\:\\Program Files\\Atlassian\\jira
(Windows) orsys.installationDir=/opt/atlassian/jira(Linux).Unattended installations will fail the file contains relative directory paths.
Install a JIRA application in unattended mode
- Download the appropriate installer for your operating system.
- Copy
<installation-directory>/.install4j/response.varfilefrom your existing JIRA installation to where you downloaded the installer.
In command prompt or terminal change directory (cd) to where you downloaded the installer.
Run the following command to install JIRA:
Windows> atlassian-jira-software-X.X.X-x64.exe -q -varfile response.varfileLinux$ atlassian-jira-software-X.X.X-x64.bin -q -varfile response.varfile
Wherejira-software.X.X.Xis the JIRA version you downloaded.-qinstructs the installer to run in unattended mode (quietly).-varfilespecifies the location and name of the configuration file containing the options used by the installer.
- JIRA will start automatically once the silent installation finishes.
Finally, head to http://localhost:<port> to finish setting up JIRA.
See the Set up a JIRA application section on Installing JIRA applications on Windows or Installing JIRA applications on Linux for more info.