Move Jira Install directory

[Mattias Kallvi]

I have a JIRA installation which is running on a W2k8r2 server. The JIRA Home and JIRA Install directories are separated. Now my server administrator want me to move the JIRA Install directory away from the C-drive and onto the D-drive. How should this be done? Do I copy the files to a new folder on the D-drive or do I need to reinstall JIRA at this new location? How do I update the path to the executable on the "Apache Tomcat JIRA"-service? I'm quit new to JIRA so I might be missing somethin obviously.

[Tiago Comasseto · Accepted solution]

Hi Mattias,

I think your steps would be the following:

1. Backup everything;
2. Remove the old windows service;
3. Move JIRA install and home to the new location;
4. Update the path to JIRA home using JIRA Configuration Tool;
5. Create a new service as in this doc.
   You may need to point JIRA service to the correct JAVA location as in the step two of the workaround session of this kb.

I hope it helps.

Cheers

[Mattias Kallvi]

Since I've already moved the Jira Home I guess I could skip step 4 (and the second half of step 3)?

[Mattias Kallvi]

Remove the old windows service, is this done using the "service.bat remove JIRA" command?

[Tiago Comasseto]

Both correct Mattias ;)

[Radu Dumitriu]

See why Windows administrators need more time? On unix, that's a simple ln -s :)

[Innovación - Proyectos Compartidos]

Hello everyone

I am also new to Jira and I would like to know if this process also applies to Linux, or in Linux this is just copy and paste ? . In these moments I need to move the directory of Jira-install to another file system within the same server, what do you think is the best process to carry out. I clarify that Jira-Home is in another directory.

Regards

Milena González