Getting ready

The following things need to be checked before you begin with this recipe:

• Download the latest Jira archive distribution from https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/download and select a package based on your server, such as Linux or Windows. For this recipe, we will be using the TAR.GZ Archive.
• Make sure your server environment meets Jira's requirements by visiting https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjiraserver/supported-platforms-938846830.html.
• Install Java on the system. At the time of writing, Jira 8 requires Java 8 (either Oracle JDK or OpenJDK). You can download Java from https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html.
• Make sure that the JAVA_HOME or JRE_HOME environment variable is configured.
• Have a database system available, either on the server hosting Jira, or a different server accessible over the network. For this recipe, we will use MySQL. If you are using a different database, change the commands and queries accordingly.
• Download the necessary database driver. For MySQL, you can download it from https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/j.