Install Jira Edge Connector

Owned by Shivi Sivasubramanian
Last updated: Jun 27, 2023
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Supported OS versions

JEC has been tested in the following environments:

  • Ubuntu 16.04 and later (Debian 9 and later)

  • RHEL 6 and later (For RHEL 6.x.x and Fedora server, we have a different package with the naming convention of jsm-jec-x.x.x.rhel6.x86_64.rpm)

  • Windows Server 2012 and later

Download JEC

First, download the JEC packages from the integration scripts repository.

  1. Go to the jsm-integration-scripts repository.

  2. Review the readme.

  3. Download the latest version of JEC packages.

Install JEC

Run the following command to install JEC:

Shell

rpm -i <your_package_name>.rpm

Run the following command to install JEC:

Shell

dpkg -i <your_package_name>.deb

  1. Extract the zip into a folder.

  2. Rename jecService.json.example to jecService<32|64>.json.

  3. In the in jecService<32|64>.json file, update JECPath to <directorypath>\\JiraEdgeConnector<32|64>.exe.

  4. Run the following command to install JEC:
    (Make sure that JEC Service exists in Task Manager > Services.)

jecService<32|64>.exe install

Install multiple JEC instances

To install multiple JEC instances, update the Name and DisplayName fields in <32|64>.json and then run the commands.

Uninstall JEC

Run the following command to uninstall JEC: