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Upgrades for Bonfire involves two components:

  • Upgrade on the JIRA server
  • Upgrading the client browser extension

1. Upgrading Bonfire on your JIRA server

  1. Click the 'Administration' link on the top bar to open the JIRA administration console.
  2. Click the 'Plugins' link under the 'System' section in the left menu to open the 'Universal Plugin Manager'. The 'Universal Plugin Manager' will be displayed, showing the plugins installed on your JIRA instance.
  3. Under the current selected tab 'Manage Existing', locate the 'Bonfire' plugin entry.
  4. Click 'Upgrade' button. A confirmation message and the plugin details will display, if it is installed successfully.
  5. Restart JIRA.

2. Upgrading Bonfire on client browsers

For most browsers (only exception being Internet Explorer), updates to Bonfire on browsers are handled automatically by each browser's extension management system. Most browsers have automatic updates and will update Bonfire extension to the latest available minor version.

For Firefox

Depending on your settings for automatic updates to extensions, Firefox may automatically update Bonfire's extension to the latest once it is made available. Alternatively, you can force Firefox to check for an update of Bonfire for Firefox. To do this:

  1. Go to Firefox Preferences
  2. On the general tab, click 'Manage Add-ons'
  3. At the top right of the Add-ons manager, click on the cog drop down, then 'Check for Updates'
  4. Available updates to Bonfire for Firefox will be downloaded, and follow Firefox prompts to restart Firefox.

For Chrome

Chrome will automatically update Bonfire's extension to the latest once it is made available. Alternatively, you can force Chrome to check for an update of Bonfire for Firefox. To do this:

  1. Click on the spanner in the top right of Chrome
  2. Go to 'Tools' -> 'Extensions'
  3. In Chrome's extension manager, click on 'Developer mode' at the top right of the screen.
  4. Click 'Update Extensions now'

For Safari

Depending on your settings for automatic updates to extensions, Safari may automatically update Bonfire's extension to the latest once it is made available. If automatic update is switched off, you can find Bonfire updates manually:

  1. Go to Safari Preferences
  2. Go to the 'Extensions' tab
  3. Click on 'Updates' at the bottom left hand corner of the dialog
  4. Click 'Update' for Bonfire

For Internet Explorer

To upgrade Bonfire for Internet Explorer:

  1. Un-install Bonfire by going to the 'Control Panel' -> 'Add/Remove Programs' in Windows
  2. Download the latest Bonfire for Internet Explorer by going to your user drop down in JIRA, then 'Get Bonfire'.
  3. Ensure Internet Explorer has been shut down.
  4. Install Bonfire by executing the downloaded file.
RELATED TOPICS

Bonfire Installation Guide
Bonfire Administration Guide

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