System requirements

Just like any software applications, there is a set of base requirements that need to be met before you can install and run JIRA, so it is important for you to be familiar with these requirements so you can plan out your deployment successfully. Note that these requirements are for a behind-the-firewall deployment. Atlassian also offers a SaaS based alternative called Atlassian OnDemand http://www.atlassian.com/software/ondemand/overview.

Hardware requirements

For evaluation purposes, where there will only be a small number of users, JIRA will run happily on a normal workstation computer that has a 1.5 GHz processor and 256 MB to 512 MB of RAM. As a matter of fact, many organizations start their JIRA from a simple desktop and ...

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