I’m currently a student working on a project and need to set up Jira for my team. The current version 7.1 only provides a 30-day trial for the server installation. A friend mentioned that he successfully installed version 5.2.1 which apparently had no user limits and didn’t expire after the trial period. I’m trying to figure out what was the most recent Jira server version that was available before Atlassian introduced the current trial limitations for both time duration and user count. Any help would be appreciated.
yeah, 6.4.13 was around that time too. Atlassian switched their licensing model in 2016 if I remember right. but honestly, you’ll hit a wall with compatibility issues on those old versions - they don’t work well with current browsers or java. probably more trouble than it’s worth for a student project.
Yeah, 6.3.15 was one of the last versions before Atlassian really cracked down on licensing. I worked with a bunch of installations back then - the transition happened gradually from late 2015 to early 2016. The 6.x series definitely had more relaxed evaluation terms than what followed. But honestly, since you mentioned this is for a student project, I’d check out Atlassian’s academic offerings first. They usually give extended educational licenses that’d work way better than messing with old versions. Plus, documentation and community support for those older releases is pretty thin these days.
The last Jira version with unlimited users was probably 6.4.14 or 6.4.15. After that, Atlassian cracked down with strict 30-day trials. Your friend’s right about 5.2.1 - those older versions had way fewer restrictions. But here’s the thing: running outdated versions leaves you wide open to security issues and you won’t get any support. If this is for school, check out Atlassian’s free tier or student licenses instead.