Getting started as an administrator

This tutorial will get you up to speed with JIRA, regardless of whether you’re using JIRA Core, JIRA Software, or JIRA Service Desk. All administrators should complete it to understand the basic concepts of managing a JIRA instance.

Here's what you can count on learning: 

1. How to set up an evaluation instance of JIRA
2. How to add new users
3. How to create a project and customize it
4. How to manage permissions

By the end of this tutorial, you'll have a fully functioning JIRA instance, several users with different access permissions, and you'll have created your first project.