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Run jira as a service in linux

Padmasree P

how do we run Jira as a service in rhel 7. so even after server reboot Jira starts automatically . I have setup Jira using the archive file. please help on this

Accepted answers

Daniel Eads

Hi Padmasree,

Red Hat / CentOS 7 uses systemd which doesn't use the chkconfig command anymore. The .bin installer will configure Jira automatically, but as you installed from the archive you'll need to follow these steps:

Run the following commands to create a service config:

sudo touch /lib/systemd/system/jira.service
sudo chmod 664 /lib/systemd/system/jira.service

Open the file for editing (I prefer vim - use whatever text editor you're comfortable with)
```
sudo vim /lib/systemd/system/jira.service
```

Paste the config below to create the service file. Note that if you installed somewhere other than /opt/atlassian, you'll need to modify the file paths accordingly. If you used a different user than jira, you'll need to update the User line.

[Unit] 
Description=Atlassian Jira
After=network.target

[Service] 
Type=forking
User=jira
PIDFile=/opt/atlassian/jira/work/catalina.pid
ExecStart=/opt/atlassian/jira/bin/start-jira.sh
ExecStop=/opt/atlassian/jira/bin/stop-jira.sh

[Install] 
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Enable the service and start it

sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable jira.service
sudo systemctl start jira.service

Jira is now running as a systemd service and will start when the server starts. If you need to stop or restart the service, just do so with the systemctl command from now on:

```
sudo systemctl stop jira.service
```
```
sudo systemctl start jira.service
```
```
sudo systemctl restart jira.service
```

Cheers,
Daniel

All comments

Dave Bosman _Inetum_

Hi @Padmasree P

See https://confluence.atlassian.com/jirakb/starting-jira-automatically-on-linux-828796713.html

For more information on running JIRA as a service on linux.

Regards

Dave

Padmasree P

Hi Dave,

I just read the document, will sudo /sbin/chkconfig --add Jira work on rhel 7

Dave Bosman _Inetum_

Hi,

I am not a RHEL specialist but i don't see why not. Atlassian performs all testing on Centos.

A quick google search on centos vs RHEL tells me

CentOS is a community-developed and supported alternative to RHEL. It is similar to Red Hat EnterpriseLinux but lacks the enterprise-level support. CentOS is more or less a free replacement for RHEL with few minor configuration differences. It comes with extended support lifecycle ranging from 6 to 7 years

Regards

Dave

Padmasree P

Hi Dave,

when I try sudo /sbin/chkconfig --add Jira . I get error service Jira does not support chkconfig. please help

Daniel Eads

Hi Padmasree,

Run the following commands to create a service config:

sudo touch /lib/systemd/system/jira.service
sudo chmod 664 /lib/systemd/system/jira.service

Open the file for editing (I prefer vim - use whatever text editor you're comfortable with)
```
sudo vim /lib/systemd/system/jira.service
```

[Unit] 
Description=Atlassian Jira
After=network.target

[Service] 
Type=forking
User=jira
PIDFile=/opt/atlassian/jira/work/catalina.pid
ExecStart=/opt/atlassian/jira/bin/start-jira.sh
ExecStop=/opt/atlassian/jira/bin/stop-jira.sh

[Install] 
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Enable the service and start it

sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable jira.service
sudo systemctl start jira.service

Jira is now running as a systemd service and will start when the server starts. If you need to stop or restart the service, just do so with the systemctl command from now on:

```
sudo systemctl stop jira.service
```
```
sudo systemctl start jira.service
```
```
sudo systemctl restart jira.service
```

Cheers,
Daniel

Shankar Nakka

Boss. I have treied above scripts in multiple environments..Its not working.

It looks fully documentation not updated.

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