KB : Installation of Jira localhost instance on MacBook with M1 ARM processor

Purpose

This page describes the way how to set up your own Jira instance using Linux Virtual Machine and a standalone version of Jira.

Preconditions:

Parallels - download and install parallels according to Free 14-day trial of Parallels Desktop for Mac | Apple M1, M2, M-series compatible

Ubuntu 20.04- download and install ubuntu according to KB Parallels: Install Linux virtual machine on a Mac with Apple M-Series chip

Runbook:

1. Download Jira standalone

• Download the zip file for your operating system located in: Jira Data Center Download Archives | Atlassian

• Select standalone version (TAR.GZ Archive)

Open

• Create a separate Jira directory and move “atlassian-jira-software-8.22.3.tar.gz” Jira package to ubuntu, for example in the following localization:

  root@ubuntu-linux-20-04-desktop:/home/parallels# mkdir jira root@ubuntu-linux-20-04-desktop:/home/parallels# mv atlassian-jira-software-8.22.3.tar.gz /home/parallels/jira/

• Unpack package using tar:

  root@ubuntu-linux-20-04-desktop:/home/parallels# tar -zxvf atlassian-jira-software-8.22.3.tar.gz

2. Install a specific version of OpenJDK manually

• Download OpenJDK-11-jdk - ubuntu will recognise ARM architecture and will install correct version for VM OS.

  root@ubuntu-linux-20-04-desktop:/home/parallels# apt install openjdk-11-jdk

• Check java version

• Alternatively, If java does not return version values, setup $JAVA_HOME, for example:

3. Run Jira instance

• create a Jira home directory and setup $JIRA_HOME:

• run Jira instance using shell script:

• Check if Jira is up&running:

  Open

  

• Alternatively, you can access your Jira directly from your MacBook:

  • Check IP served by VM:

  • Access Jira from the browser over port 8080:

This local instance makes it possible to install addons from Atlassian marketplace and reproduce issues in the local environment.

In case of any issues contact @Konrad Szkudlarski .