Creating a username and password for Jira Server

We need to create a user in Jira to have access to all projects that need to integrate with GitLab.

As an example, we create a user named gitlab and add it to a new group named gitlab-developers.

NOTE: It is important that the Jira user created for the integration is given 'write' access to your Jira projects. This is covered in the process below.

1. Log in to your Jira instance as an administrator and under Jira Administration go to User Management to create a new user.

   

2. The next step is to create a new user (e.g., gitlab) who has write access to projects in Jira. Enter the user's name and a valid e-mail address since Jira sends a verification e-mail to set up the password.

   Jira creates the username automatically by using the e-mail prefix. You can change it later, if needed. Our integration does not support SSO (such as SAML). You need to create an HTTP basic authentication password. You can do this by visiting the user profile, looking up the username, and setting a password.

   

3. Create a gitlab-developers group (we give this group write access to Jira projects in a later step.) Go to the Groups tab on the left, and select Add group.

   

   Give it a name and click Add group.

4. Add the gitlab user to the gitlab-developers group by clicking Edit members. The gitlab-developers group should be listed in the leftmost box as a selected group. Under Add members to selected group(s), enter gitlab.

   

   Click Add selected users and gitlab should appear in the Group member(s) box. This membership is saved automatically.

   

5. To give the newly-created group 'write' access, you need to create a Permission Scheme. To do this, click the gear icon and select Issues. Then click Permission Schemes. Click Add Permission Scheme and enter a Name and, optionally, a Description.

6. Once your permission scheme is created, you are taken back to the permissions scheme list. Locate your new permissions scheme and click Permissions. Next to Administer Projects, click Edit. In the resulting dialog box, select Group and select gitlab-developers from the dropdown.

   

The Jira configuration is complete. Write down the new Jira username and its password as they are needed when configuring GitLab in the next section.