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

[Daniel Eads · Accepted solution]

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:

1. Log in to your Red Hat 7 server
2. Run the following commands to create a service config:
   

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

3. Open the file for editing (I prefer vim - use whatever text editor you're comfortable with)

   sudo vim /lib/systemd/system/jira.service

4. 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 

5. 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.

[Dave Bosman _Realdolmen_]

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 _Realdolmen_]

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

[Doctor]

That's because the script is missing this

#chkconfig: 2345 80 05

just add it at the top of the file, then you can run chkconfig, in fact, if you ever get a message saying does not support chkconfig just add 

#chkconfig: 2345 80 05