Active\Passive JIRA application with shared HOME directory.

[Amar Ghag]

Hi All,

We would like to have Active\Passive JIRA application with shared HOME directory.

I am aware simple approach is to build both servers as normal and replicate the active database to a passive copy. 

When my primary server fails, start up the secondary, re-index it, and repoint your network to it.

However is it possible to have shared server for shared home directory ?

Eg: Server A (Production) , Server B (Standby), Server C (Shared Home)

We want to use server C as home directory for both A & B.

or 

Will rsync help here to keep both servers Home directory up to date ?

If Yes, Please share steps to configure rsync .

Regards,

Amar

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist- · Accepted solution]

Do not share the home folder directly.  The index and caching will fail if you put them on shared file systems.  But, don't worry abou them - your "start, reindex, repoint" will create local versions.

By all means, share the attachments and other folders with relatively static data.  Or, go ahead and use rsync to replicate.

Running rsync "properly" isn't really the scope of Atlassian, but https://www.atlantic.net/vps-hosting/how-to-use-rsync-copy-sync-files-servers/ is one of the more followable guides I've seen

[Amar Ghag]

hi Nic,

Thanks for quick solution.

I just forgot to mention , we have windows servers any alternative suggestion for rsync ?

Could you please guide me where do i need to update this shared drive path in jira ?
Is in "jira-application.properties" file as we do for absolute path ?

Regards,

Amar