Migration Cloud to Data Center

[Berat Altunhan]

Hello everyone,

I will be migrate my Jira Cloud account to Jira Data Center in the near future. I would love to hear your experiences or best practices on this topic. I have read a lot of documentation on the subject in the community, but I wanted to learn about real experiences. I would be very grateful if you can guide me on this issue.

Thank you.

[Pears Whims · Accepted solution]

Hi @Berat Altunhan ,

Migrating from Jira Cloud to Data Center can be quite a complex process, especially depending on the scale of your organization. For larger setups, unexpected challenges are almost inevitable, and migrations can take months to complete.

One key point to note is that not all Jira features translate directly from Cloud to Data Center. However, the biggest challenge often lies with apps. These apps can store data in various locations—within your Jira instance, on platforms like Forge, or even on their own servers. Untangling this data and ensuring everything migrates correctly can be a significant task.

I highly recommend performing the migration on a test instance first. This will help you understand the steps involved and allow you to document the entire process. It’s essentially a full-time job requiring a highly experienced engineer. Depending on the size and complexity of your migration, it might be worth considering getting help from an Atlassian Expert.

Best of luck with your migration!

Cheers,
Pears

[abhishek_sharma03 · Accepted solution]

Hi @Berat Altunhan - What is the driver for you to move from Cloud to DC ? As we know Atlassian is introducing a lot of new and good features on Jira and Confluence SaaS.

[Daniël · Accepted solution]

Hi @Berat Altunhan , there is much to say which requires your attention when migrating. 

The only statement I would like to give is to decide fast to migrate because Atlassian has planned to discontinue the "backup for server" functionality in Jira Cloud:

Backup for server is being discontinued starting November 30, 2024
Instead, you can use the CSV file import wizard to move your data from Cloud to Data Center. This option supports data such as issue data, users, and project types.

After this, as mentioned, only CSV will be possible which will result in data loss and make migration even more difficult and error prone.

Krgds,

Daniël

[Gregory Kneller]

I have extensive experience of JIRA Cloud to Data Center and I can do this migration before November 30th, for those who can decide fast

[OpsHub - Enterprise class Integration and Migration Solutions for Jira]

Hi @Berat Altunhan

While data migration may seem straightforward—simply moving data from one tool to another—in reality, it's a complex process that demands careful planning and strategic execution. Various challenges can arise during a project migration, such as managing large data volumes, handling complex legacy data, avoiding data loss, and minimizing migration disruptions. 

So, in my experience, you first need to define the must-haves you expect from migration and then evaluate the different migrators available in the market. The documentation link discusses the must-haves and evaluation criteria for the data migration tool. It also includes Case Studies that cover clients' migration challenges and how they mitigated the risks.

OpsHub, a Silver Atlassian partner, has extensive experience in undertaking complex migration projects, ensuring zero downtime, no data loss, complete data integrity, and full ownership of the migration process. It supports the migration of all System & Custom Issue Types, Sub-Task Types, Version and Worklog, etc., along with comments and attachments from Jira Cloud to Jira Server.  

Please reach out to us for an initial free consultation on migration planning with our solutions architects. 

Thanks, 

OpsHub

[Pears Whims]

Hi @Berat Altunhan ,

Just checking in to see if you’ve made any decisions or plans regarding your migration from Jira Cloud to Data Center? Anything You may share from Your experience and learnings?

As we navigate the topic, would you consider accepting one of the responses as the accepted answer? This can help others in the community quickly find solutions.

Let me know if you need further assistance with your migration!

Best regards,
Pears