Our team is working with Jira for project management and we store our source code in a Git repository. I found out there’s a Git integration plugin available for Jira, but I’m having trouble understanding the setup process from their documentation.
I need help with two main things:
How can developers link their code commits to specific Jira tickets when pushing changes?
Is there a way to connect new Git branches to particular Jira issues?
Can anyone walk me through the configuration steps or share their experience with this integration? I want to make sure our development workflow properly tracks which code changes relate to which project tasks.
We’ve used this integration for two years - can’t work without it now. The biggest gotcha is the webhook setup on the Git side. Your repo needs to send push events to Jira correctly or the commit-issue linking won’t work. For commits, you can put the issue key anywhere in the message, but I’ve found prefixing works best. ‘JRA-789: refactored user validation’ beats putting it at the end. You can also reference multiple issues in one commit by adding multiple keys. Branch linking uses the same naming rules. Once it’s set up, you’ll see all commit history and branch status right in the Jira issue. Takes about a week for everyone to get the naming down, but the visibility boost is huge.
Yeah, setup’s a pain initially, but it clicks once you get it right. First thing - make sure Git’s actually connected to Jira in the app settings. You’ve got to authenticate and get that repository URL set up correctly. For commits, we just stick the issue key anywhere in the message. Doesn’t need to be at the start - “Updated authentication logic for JRA-123” works fine. The system picks it up automatically and links everything. Branches are pretty straightforward too. We name them something like “bugfix/JRA-123-login-error” or “feature/JRA-456-new-dashboard”. Makes it way easier to match branches to issues during PR reviews. Once it’s configured right, all that branch info shows up in Jira’s development panel.
totally! just add the JIRA key to your commit msg like “JRA-456: fixed issue with login”. most integrations will link them up automatically. i use branch names like “feature/JRA-456” too, it really helps keep things neat and easy to track!