Developer/Staging Environments with Jira Cloud

[Mark Anderson]

Hi All

how do I go about having a developer/staging environment with the cloud version? I need a place to create and test workflows, etc. and then need to deploy to cloud

Regards

mark

[Peter T]

Hi Mark,

lets say you got a test and staging environment in the Cloud somehow (the only option I can think of are two 10users/10$ instances), how are you planning to move once created workflows, fields and screens to the production?

[Mark Anderson]

My point exactly. Seems I can only export and import between projects on same instance

[Peter T]

Out-of-the-box JIRA does not provide any capabilities to migrate configuration. There are several add-ons that fit into that niche for example - Configuration Manager for JIRA is the top add-on in the area.

Unfortunately non of the add-ons work for the cloud due to the technical difference of the cloud platform compared to the on-premise.

This is one of the reasons some people prefer the on-premise or other cloud solutions.
So unfortunately the answer of your question is - no, it is not possible.

Cheers,
Peter T

[Omid H_]

Is there any option right now to make a full clone of our Jira Cloud existing Production to Jira Dev Cloud (to have the same workflows, configurations, fields ). If yes, how it works?  

[Peter T]

Hi Omid,

at this point there is no other options than the described above. We at Botron are actively working on Configuration Manager for JIRA cloud that will make creating a Testing/Staging environment a breeze.

Watch our marketplace page for updates:

https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1211611/configuration-manager-for-jira?hosting=server&tab=overview

Cheers,

Peter T

[Greg Tripp]

Thanks Peter. I think there is definitely interest in a Configuration Manager for Cloud. Please keep us posted.

[Mark Anderson]

thanks. i though I read somewhere you get an automatic dev license with a cloud account. (0 day expiry is useless for an production app

[Corentin Méhat]

found here :https://www.atlassian.com/licensing/purchase-licensing#licensing-7 

"Developer licenses are available to existing commercial, academic, and select Starter license holders (not available for cloud products) who wish to deploy non-production installations for use in testing and development of the Atlassian software (e.g. version upgrades, customizations to the software, etc) that should not be done on a live production instance."

[Corentin Méhat]

Hello,

it's not a permanent option, but you can export your data from your cloud instance and import them in a server install with an evaluation license (valid for 30 days, extendable to 90). The procedure for the migration is explained here : "Migrating from JIRA Cloud to Server applications".

Another option is to create a new "JIRA on demand" cloud instance also with an evaluation license, but in this case it's only available for 7 days (cf. "Can I evaluate a product for free before purchasing it?" ), following this procedure "How to migrate projects from one JIRA Cloud application to another" .

Best regards,

cm.