Installation options
JIRA comes in two distributions: the standalone and WAR distributions. The only difference is that the standalone distribution comes bundled with Apache Tomcat, an in-memory database, and Java, if you use the executable installer version. The WAR distribution, on the other hand, contains only the JIRA web application.
As you can see, the standalone distribution comes with everything required to get JIRA installed. The standalone distribution comes in two flavors: an executable installer and a ZIP archive. The executable installer provides a wizard-driven interface that will walk you through the entire installation process. It even comes with a Java installer to save you some time. The ZIP archive flavor contains everything ...
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