Installing JIRA WAR
Atlassian will stop releasing the WAR distribution of JIRA in JIRA 7.0.
What is the JIRA WAR distribution?
JIRA is available in two types of 'distributions':
- 'Recommended' distributions (which include JIRA installations using the 'Windows Installer', 'Linux Installer' or from an 'Archive File')
AND - The 'WAR' distribution for advanced or highly configured JIRA installations.
Recommended distributions | WAR distribution |
|---|---|
Require minimal setup | Requires manual configuration |
Pre-packaged with the Apache Tomcat application server | Requires building and deployment to an existing application server installation |
Include the JIRA Configuration Tool | Does not include the JIRA Configuration Tool |
Recommended for all users | Suitable only for system administrators |
We recommend installing the 'recommended' distributions of JIRA over the WAR distribution — even for organisations with an existing application server environment.
To install a recommended distribution of JIRA, see Installing JIRA.
Installing JIRA WAR
To install JIRA WAR, follow the instructions for your application server:
Additional Notes
- Read the JIRA WAR Configuration Overview. This contains important configuration information, regardless of your application server.
- Read Switching Application Servers to Apache Tomcat if you are currently running JIRA on a non-Tomcat application server. Please be aware of JIRA's Supported Platforms page, which indicates what application servers are supported by JIRA.
- Also be aware that we do not recommend Deploying Multiple Atlassian Applications in a Single Tomcat Container.