Do you use any Atlassian products for your personal projects?

Question

I am considering setting up a Jira & Confluence server at home so I don't lose my skills while I am not working.  I am looking to set up server instances purely for cost reasons; one time payments as opposed to monthly charges, which for an unemployed person paying out of pocket, kinda veers into non-justifiable territory.

That said, setting up something at home seems like an expensive route also.  Have any of you done this on a budget?

Rob Horan · Answer

Problem is I see no other way to not lose my skill set.

Rob Horan · Answer

I have no AWS experience so... I didn't even know there was a free tier.  $20/month is doable when I have a job, but right now...

Kimberly Deal _Columbus ACE_ · Answer

Hi @Rob Horan

I have personal instances of Jira and Confluence Cloud.  I didn't go the server route, because paying for hosting was cost prohibitive at the time, and $20 a month fit in my fairly lean budget.  We have been using them to track a bathroom remodel and all sorts of sharing of household documents, thoughts, and our own sort of World of Warcraft Wiki.... (we'r nerds, we're comfortable with that)

I am curious about running the server products on a free AWS tier, just for personal use, but I haven't gotten around to it just yet.

I'd say if you haven't gotten some of the certifications yet, having personal instances to play with are really helpful. in that study.

Good luck, and let us know what you wind up doing!