How to create a Test Environment for Jira that mirrors Production, so that changes are tested first.

Question

We are using Jira cloud for our agile project. And that is the only instance we have. And so we are unable to test the changes first before releasing it into production.

So what we are looking for is the ability to create a Test environment (that shall exactly mirror the production environment) where we can test any changes before releasing it into production. Need to know how that can be accomplished.

Srirama Tanniru · Answer

Thank you Mauricio. Your suggestion to create a new instance (with smaller user tier) is much appreciated. We will definitely look into it as a potential solution for us.

Srirama Tanniru

Mauricio Karas · Answer

Hello, Srirama.

I believe you can create a new instance with the smallest user tier($10/month), then back up your production instance and restore it on the new instance and use it as your staging environment.

When you restore the backup, you'll need to disable the extra users and use only the minimum number possible(10 users).

Kind regards,
Maurício Karas