How to Master the Jira and Confluence System Installations

Install Linux on VirtualBox by creating a new VM, selecting the CentOS ISO, configuring memory and bridged networking, and verifying post-install internet access and IP addresses.

Install Jira on a CentOS 7 Linux machine by selecting the enterprise release, downloading and running the binary installer, and configuring it as a service with a database connection.

Install Confluence on a CentOS 7 Linux machine by downloading the enterprise release, running the installer, configuring a Postgres database, applying a license, and creating an admin and sample space.

Demonstrates installing a Windows 10 virtual machine in VirtualBox, importing the appliance, configuring the network with new MAC addresses, taking snapshots, and downloading postgres 9.6.17 for setup in next lecture.

Configure ssl and https in jira by creating a key and applying a self-signed certificate. Restart jira, adjust the connector port to 8443 and 443, and verify ssl is active.

Install ssl and https in Confluence by creating a self-signed certificate with keytool, updating the conf/connectors to port 8443, and restarting Confluence to enable https.

download the stable version 1.18 for windows, extract it to program files, open an administrator command prompt, navigate to the extracted folder, and start the engine to proceed with installation.

Configure nginx on linux by generating a self-signed certificate with openssl, creating a Jira key and CSR, and updating the server block with the correct hostname and port 443.

Install engine x, then adjust the application title, domain, and privacy settings; update these settings and verify everything is correctly configured as shown in the previous lecture.

Learn how to prepare your Jira instance for an upgrade by checking the upgrade matrix and latest features, running health checks, performing backups, and verifying compatibility with marketplace updates.

Learn to back up a Jira instance on linux by stopping Jira, preserving key files and database config, and creating tar.gz backups of home and installation directories.

Upgrade your confluence instance by checking the upgrade matrix and license details, ensuring app compatibility, downloading the enterprise release (7.4), and upgrading with optional app disablement.

Back up your Confluence instance before upgrading by stopping the service, copying the installation and database files, and creating a tar archive of installation and application data for safe recovery.

Upgrade a confluence instance with the installer, choose the default directory, back up the installation, then shut down, restart, and log in to verify the upgrade to version 7.4.0.

Install a jira data center in aws using the quickstart template. Configure product version, keys, passwords, and public access with a load balancer, then complete the deployment.

Prepare for a Jira server to cloud migration by selecting the migration type, verifying security requirements, checking app compatibility, budgeting, and following a backup, import, and user onboarding plan.

Master server to cloud migration essentials, including checks for a successful move, user import, auditing, testing, and team communication, with a live demo and a free 10-user test cloud.

Assess the Jira and Confluence cloud migration by cataloging users and applications with the Atlassian migration assistant and a detailed checklist, and prepare backups, tests, and upgrade plans.

Learn to create a free Jira cloud instance from Atlassian, perform migration testing, and configure a Scrum project with Confluence—no credit card required.

Learn the pre-migration checklist for cloud upgrades with the Jira and Confluence migration assistant: verify backups, external directories, server version 7.6.0, and duplicate emails or usernames.