How to embed JIRA license key as part of JIRA config without entering it from the UI

Question

Hello JIRA Users,

I am trying to apply the JIRA license contents in an automated way without manually inputting it from the First time JIRA setup within the UI once JIRA is started.

Is there a way to apply the license file in the JIRA home directory - which file name /location etc will this file be saved at. Where exactly is the license key stored within JIRA.

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Simone Kaiser2 · Answer

Thank you! This helped me so much when my JIRA didn't want to run after an upgrade to 6.2.1 :-)

unknown · Answer

To correct C. Faysal:

* Figure out what property ID represents the license key. For new versions of jira it will be:  select id from propertyentry where property_key = 'License20';

* Now you can update the property, just replace the placeholders:

update propertytext set propertyvalue = #{license_key} where id = #{jira_license_prop_id};

adam valenzuela1 · Answer

The only way I have been able to achieve this is by doing the entire install one time, say on a test box (including clicking around the wui) to obtain the fully formed response.varfile and to populate all of the needed XML files. Then I just wrote a bash script which performs the very same install using that "response.varfile" along with a copy the "dbconfig.xml" which was previously created.

Perform install w/response.varfile

Stop jira

Copy over dbconfig.xml to "jira data" directory

Verify permissions

Restart jira.

$!BOOM

With that that formula I am able to kickstart a fully usable jira box without touching the keyboard.  I will note that this method "may" cause issues with licensing down the road, but if you are in a heavy dev-env which may involve flipping these installs like hotcakes then this might work for you.

Still working on combing this w/ the ~/bin/config.sh to setup https out the gate.