Hey everyone, I’m hitting a wall trying to get JIRA up and running on an Amazon EC2 t1.micro instance. It’s weird because it works fine on an m1.small machine with the same AMI.
From what I’ve read, it seems JIRA hogs the CPU when it starts up, which makes Amazon throttle the instance. This causes JIRA to time out while loading plugins.
I tried bumping up the timeout to 300 seconds, but no luck. I’m using the Ubuntu 12.04 x86_64 AMI from Amazon.
This is for a tiny project with just 3 devs. We don’t care if it’s slow, we just need it to work. Any ideas on how to get this going? Maybe some tweaks to make JIRA play nice with the t1.micro limitations?
Thanks in advance for any help!
I’ve been down this road before, and t1.micro instances can be tricky for JIRA. One thing that worked for me was tweaking the startup script to introduce artificial delays between plugin loads. This spreads out the CPU usage and might help you avoid the throttling issue.
Another approach is to pre-warm the instance before starting JIRA. Run some CPU-intensive tasks for a few minutes to build up CPU credits, then launch JIRA. This can give you a bit more headroom during the critical startup phase.
If those don’t work, you might want to look into using a lightweight project management alternative that’s less resource-hungry. Something like Trello or a self-hosted Kanban board could be a good fit for a small team of 3 devs and would play nicer with t1.micro limitations.
Remember, sometimes it’s more cost-effective to pay a bit more for a more suitable instance type than to spend hours trying to optimize for t1.micro constraints. Time is money, after all!
hey charlielion22, i had similar issues. have u tried tweaking jira’s memory settings? lowering the max heap size might help.
also, consider disabling unnecessary plugins to reduce resource usage during startup. if all else fails, maybe look into jira cloud or a hosted solution? good luck!
I’ve encountered similar challenges with t1.micro instances. While they’re cost-effective, they’re not ideal for resource-intensive applications like JIRA. Have you considered using a t2.micro instead? It offers better performance with burst capabilities, which might alleviate your startup issues.
If you’re set on using t1.micro, try optimizing your database. Ensure you’re using MySQL or PostgreSQL, as they’re more efficient than the default H2 database. Also, configure JIRA to start in safe mode initially, then gradually enable plugins. This approach might help bypass the CPU throttling during startup.
Lastly, if possible, perform a fresh installation directly on the t1.micro rather than migrating from m1.small. This could eliminate any potential conflicts from the transition.