How to manage jira test and development environments

[JensH]

Hi

Im looking for a way to have a test and development setup before we add changes to the workflow in our Jira used in production. 

I can see that there is sandbox feature, but it doesn't copy e.g. automations, users and groups as described here: https://support.atlassian.com/organization-administration/docs/manage-product-sandboxes/ and also requires a plan upgrade. 

Also it is unclear if there is any tooling for migrating new workflow configurations from sandbox to production besides doing them manually.

Has anyone dealt with this problem and which solution ideas have you come up with? 

Thanks
Jens

[Ste Wright · Accepted solution]

Hi @JensH 

At present in Cloud, migrating configuration between environments can be quite manual depending on what it involves - but there are some options!

You can get a Sandbox on Premium, but only one per instance, per product. If you want 2+ non-Prod environment, you'll likely need 1+ separate instances.

In terms of promoting changes between Cloud instances - I'd consider either:

• Cloud-to-Cloud migrations (in beta)
• An App from the Marketplace, for example, Configuration Manager for Jira (CMJ)

Ste

[JensH]

Thanks for the reply.

You confirm my own conclusions. 

Best

Jens