can't find atlassian-jira-software-7.9.1-x64.bin executable from atlassian-jira-software-7.9.1.tar

[Srini Nangunuri]

I am trying to setup JIRA datacenter on AWS and as per the instructions mentioned at https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjiraserver/installing-jira-applications-on-linux-938846841.html to run the installer atlassian-jira-software-X.X.X-x64.bin but i can't find the file from the tar ball (atlassian-jira-software-7.9.1.tar). Does anyone has similar issue or am I doing something wrong? 

Thanks so much in advance for the help.

[Steven F Behnke]

The installer is the bin file. If you have the tar, you don't have the bin. You're free to use either method to install the application.

If you use the tar archive, just be aware that you need to create the user account, set up permissions, and unpack the archive. You'll also need to create the Home directory and point the install directory to the home directory.

Based on your question I'd wager that you should just go download the bin file.

[Srini Nangunuri]

Thank you so much for your quick reply Steven.

When you say i have to create an user account, you mean 'jira' user, which i did.

Also when did untar the tar ball but I don't see below directories(data, plugins, logos, import etc..) as mentioned in the following step of the documentation.

1. • data
   • plugins
   • logos
   • import
   • export
   • caches

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

Those directories will be created when you first start the new system.

[Srini Nangunuri]

Thanks Nic for the quick reply, I started jira process, does it mean that I started the system? I verified jira process is running with ps command but still can't see those directories. Appreciate any help.

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

Ok, take a step back. 

The .bin installer that Steven mentions will do all the work for you.  You run it as an (operating system) admin, and it will ask you a load of questions and then do all the work.

The .tar option is more simple when you run it, but makes you do more work outside the application.  You have to create a new user, and a "jira home" directory (not the users' home, but a place the jira user can store stuff), then a "jira install" directory where you expand the .tar.  Once expanded, you have to edit WEB-INF/classes/jira-application.properties (I am not sure the file name there is right), and tell it where the "jira home" is.  Then, run the jira-startup script while logged in as the jira user.

Either way, when you first start the installation, Jira will create the directories under whatever "jira home" you specified.  If it does not, then you have missed something in the install.

[Srini Nangunuri]

Thanks a lot Nic and Steven for your help, without your help I wouldn't have accomplished this. Now everything is fine and JIRA Datacenter is up and running. This is my first time writing ANSIBLE starting from scratch for provisioning JIRA Datacenter. I'm glad I made it. Thanks again...

[Steven Behnke]

Glad you're good to go!