Documentation for JIRA 4.2. Documentation for other versions of JIRA is available too.

Once you have downloaded or created your plugin jar file, follow these steps to install it in your JIRA instance:

  1. Shut down JIRA.
  2. Copy your plugin jar (e.g. 'EXAMPLE_PLUGIN.jar') into the appropriate plugins directory:
    • If you are installing a 'Version 1' plugin, copy the jar into your JIRA installation directory under atlassian-jira/WEB-INF/lib/.
    • If you are installing a 'Version 2' (OSGi) plugin, copy the jar into your JIRA home directory under plugins/installed-plugins/.
      (info) To find out whether a plugin is Version 1 or Version 2, check the Plugin Exchange. Note that plugins have different versions, and older builds of plugins may be Version 1.
  3. Start up JIRA.
  4. Go to 'Administration > Plugins'. Your plugin (e.g. 'EXAMPLE_PLUGIN') will be listed and enabled.
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