How to start the hello world plugin project?

Wenjing Liu

I changed my settings in idea and build a new project. I import maven and jdk, however when I run the command  `atlas-create-jira-plugin` in terminal, I got error below. I think i'm confused about how to start this project

 atlas-create-jira-plugin : The term 'atlas-create-jira-plugin' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the
spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
At line:1 char:1
+ atlas-create-jira-plugin
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (atlas-create-jira-plugin:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

Frank Reebig

It looks like you’re trying to start a Jira plugin project using the Atlassian SDK, but your system can’t find the `atlas-create-jira-plugin` command. That usually means the Atlassian SDK isn't installed, or it’s not added to your system’s PATH.

Here’s how you can fix it:

✅ Step-by-step to get started:

1. Install the Atlassian SDK
If you haven’t already, download and install it from Atlassian’s official site:
[https://developer.atlassian.com/server/framework/atlassian-sdk/set-up-the-atlassian-plugin-sdk-and-build-a-project/](https://developer.atlassian.com/server/framework/atlassian-sdk/set-up-the-atlassian-plugin-sdk-and-build-a-project/)

2. Verify the installation
After installing, open a new terminal and run:

bash
atlas-version

If it shows version info, it means the SDK is installed correctly.

3. Add SDK to your PATH (if it still says command not found)
Make sure the Atlassian SDK’s `bin` folder is added to your system PATH. For example:

• On Windows, add something like `C:\Program Files\Atlassian\Atlasian Plugin SDK\bin` to your environment variables.
• On macOS/Linux, add to your `.bashrc`, `.zshrc`, or `.profile`:

bash
export PATH=$PATH:/path/to/atlassian-plugin-sdk/bin

4. Create your plugin project again
Once the SDK is correctly installed and in your PATH, run:

bash
atlas-create-jira-plugin

Follow the prompts and it will scaffold a Jira plugin for you.