Jira

Agile issue tracking — sprints, boards, and DevOps workflows

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Reviewed: 2026-06|Tested on: Kubernetes 1.29 · Terraform 1.8 · Ubuntu 22.04

What is this?

Jira tracks bugs, stories, and sprints — the standard Agile issue tracker for DevOps teams.

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Step 01

Install Jira

(01)Install Jira

Linux

1# Jira Cloud: https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira
2# Self-hosted (Data Center) requires license + installer from Atlassian

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Step 02

Configure Jira

(01)Configure Jira

Linux

1# REST API example (create issue)
2curl -u email:api_token \
3  -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
4  -d '{"fields":{"project":{"key":"DEV"},"summary":"Deploy failed","issuetype":{"name":"Bug"}}}' \
5  https://your-domain.atlassian.net/rest/api/3/issue

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Step 03

Verify

(01)Verify installation

Linux

1curl -u email:api_token https://your-domain.atlassian.net/rest/api/3/myself

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Step 04

Common Problems

#1401 Unauthorized on REST API

Linux

1# Use email + API token (not password)
2curl -u email@company.com:API_TOKEN https://your-domain.atlassian.net/rest/api/3/myself