Chapter 1. Getting Started with JIRA
JIRA has always been a fun to use and easy to install software, and JIRA 5 is no different. In fact, JIRA 5 has improved on its predecessors by providing a more polished and powerful installation wizard, eliminating some of the old installation steps where users had to manually edit configuration files in a text editor.
In this chapter, we will start with a high-level view of JIRA, looking at each of the components that make up the overall application. We will then examine the various deployment options, system requirements for JIRA 5, and platforms/software that are supported. Finally, we will get our hands dirty by installing our very own JIRA 5 from scratch, with the newly improved installation wizard. In ...
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