How do create a template a JIRA project including issues without any add-ons

[Matthew Taylor]

Looking at ways I can create my own JIRA project template that has some issues/tasks so I don't have to recreate each time for similar projects?

or 

A simple way of copying an existing JIRA project including its current issues and tasks?

ideally without add-ons  

[Chris Rainey]

Hi Matthew,

Without any add-ons, my only suggestion would be to create a project with issues to use as a template. Then, whenever you create a new project that needs these template issues, perform a csv export of issues from the source project. Then, import the csv into the new project you just created.

[Matthew Taylor]

Thank you Chris for the suggestion 

[Chris Rainey]

For sure! And as far as copying the project configuration, using the "share settings with an existing project" option when creating the new project should help you there.