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      Integrating with Jira

      Learn how to set up your Jira integration with Swarmia.


      Swarmia makes it easy to integrate your Jira data. We can support both Jira Cloud and Jira On-Premise instances and the instructions for both are listed below. Please note that GitHub has to be connected before Jira can be connected. 

      Jira Cloud Integration


      Once installed, you need to click the Configure link in pop up

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      In app's configuration, you need to click Finish installation, after this, the page should show "Swarmia is connected to your Jira site".
      ⚠️ Note: Some browser security features might block you from finishing the installation. If you are logged in but still see a warning to log in, please check that ad-blockers or tracking protection systems (eg. on Firefox or Safari) are not blocking a request to swarmia.com.
      You can also access the configuration page by navigating to Jira settings > Apps > Manage apps

      Once you have completed this integration, you can move on to the Jira Organizational Settings and Team Setup in Swarmia. 

       

      Jira Server and Jira Data Center Integration

       

      Step 1: Check prerequisites

      To be able to integrate Swarmia with your on-premise Jira instance:

      • It must be reachable over the public internet, at a specific hostname, using HTTPS
      • It must be able to send webhook requests to the public internet, using HTTPS
      • You must be using Jira version 8.14 or above

      If your Jira instance is behind a firewall that only allows traffic from specific IP addresses, make sure to allow these addresses:

      • Inbound IPs (we make HTTPS requests to your Jira instance): 34.89.165.89 & 35.234.103.84
      • Outbound IPs (your Jira instance makes HTTPS requests to us): 34.117.202.112 (hook.swarmia.com) & 34.107.207.241 (app.swarmia.com)

      Step 2: Create a service account

      We will need to create a Personal Access Token, which will be used for authentication between Swarmia and your Jira instance. This token needs to be tied to a specific user account, and it is better to create a dedicated user for this purpose, instead of tying it to someone's personal Jira account.

      Go to your Jira user administration, and create a new user. You may use your own email address, and an arbitrary, secure password. The username and full name can also be whatever you prefer, as long as they help you identify this service account later.

      Step 3: Create a personal access token

      To create the personal access token, you'll need to log into your Jira instance using the service account you just created.

      Once logged in, navigate to Profile → Personal Access Tokens → Create token, and make sure you uncheck "Automatic expiry".

      Once you create the token, it will be displayed only once. Make sure you keep a copy of it in a safe place for the next step.

      Step 4: Get in touch

      While the setup for Jira Cloud is fully automated, an on-prem Jira instance requires a bit of manual work on our part.

      Contact your account manager with your Jira instance URL, and the Personal Access Token you previously generated, and we'll take it from there.

      Step 5: Install webhook

      Once we have finished setup on our end, we'll send you an email with a special webhook URL tied to your Jira instance. It will look something like this:

       https://hook.swarmia.com/JiraWebhook?webhookToken=<long-secret-string>

      With this URL at hand, navigate to Jira Administration → System → WebHooks → Create a WebHook, and fill in the form as follows:

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      Once the Jira integration is complete, Organizational and Team settings will need to be configured.