# Install JIRA REST Connector on Windows

To install the JIRA REST Connector on Windows, use the following procedure.

To install the JIRA REST Connector

1. Run the JIRA REST Connector installation program.

   The installation wizard opens.

2. Read the installation instructions and click Next.

   The License Agreement dialog box opens.

3. Read the license agreement. If you agree to its terms, click I accept the agreement and click Next.

   The Installation Directory dialog box opens.

4. Choose an installation folder for JIRA REST Connector and click Next.

   The Service Name dialog box opens.

5. In the Service name box, type a name to use for the connector’s Windows service and click Next.

   The Service Port and ACI Port dialog box opens.

6. Type the following information, and click Next.

   Service port | The port used by the connector to listen for service actions.
   ACI port | The port used by the connector to listen for actions.

   The License Server Configuration dialog box opens.

7. Type the following information, and click Next.

   License server host | The host name or IP address of your License server.
   License server port | The ACI port of your License server.

   The IDOL database dialog box opens.

1. In the IDOL database box, type the name of the IDOL database that you want to index data into. Then, click Next.

   The Proxy Server dialog box opens.

2. If a proxy server is required to access JIRA, type the following information and click Next. Otherwise, just click Next.

   Proxy host | The host name or IP address of the proxy server to use to access the repository.
   Proxy port | The port of the proxy server to use to access the repository.
   Proxy username | The user name to use to authenticate with the proxy server.
   Proxy password | The password to use to authenticate with the proxy server.

   The Jira server dialog box opens.

3. Type the following information, and then click Next.

   Jira URL | The base URL of the JIRA instance. The connector expects the REST APIs to be accessible relative to this URL, at `<Jira URL>/rest`.
   Username | The user name to use to access JIRA through HTTP Basic authentication.
   Password | The password to use to access JIRA through HTTP Basic authentication.

   The Jira Projects dialog box opens.

4. If you want to ingest data from a limited number of JIRA projects, type a list of project keys separated by spaces. Otherwise, the connector retrieves information from all accessible JIRA projects. Then, click Next.

   The CFS dialog box opens.

5. Choose whether to install a new CFS or use an existing CFS.

   - To install a new CFS, select the Install a new CFS check box and click Next.

     The Installation Directory dialog box opens. Go to the next step.

   - To use an existing CFS, clear the Install a new CFS check box and click Next.

     Type the host name and port of your existing CFS installation. Then, click Next and go to step 17.

1. Choose an installation folder for the Connector Framework Server and then click Next.

   The Installation name dialog box opens.

2. In the Service name box, type a unique name for the Connector Framework service and click Next. The name must not contain any spaces.

   The CFS dialog box opens.

3. Type the following information, and click Next.

   Service port | The port used by CFS to listen for service actions.
   ACI port | The port used by CFS to listen for actions.

4. Type the following information and click Next.

   IDOL Server hostname | The host name or IP address of the IDOL server that you want to index documents into.
   ACI port | The ACI port of the IDOL server.

   The Pre-Installation Summary dialog box opens.

5. Review the installation settings. If necessary, click Back to go back and change any settings. If you are satisfied with the settings, click Next.

   The connector is installed.

6. Click Finish.

   You can now edit the connector's configuration file and start the connector.

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