Set up the Atlassian Plugin SDK and build a project

Welcome to the developer documentation for the Atlassian Plugin SDK! This hands on tutorial is designed to help you learn the basics of plugin development for Atlassian Data Center products.

If you meant to write an app for an Atlassian Cloud product then please see the following guides instead:

By the end of this tutorial, you'll have set up a local development environment and built a simple Jira plugin.

Before you begin

To complete this tutorial, you'll need the following:

Your favourite IDE or text editor
Port 2990 free on your system
A basic knowledge of XML
Oracle Java SE Development Kit 8 (JDK) or AdoptOpenJDK 8 installed on your system

See the Oracle JDK 8 Downloads page to download Oracle Java SE Development Kit 8 (JDK) or AdoptOpenJDK - Open source, prebuilt OpenJDK binaries for AdoptOpenJDK 8

About the tutorial

The tutorial guides you through the following tasks:

Install the Atlassian SDK on a (Windows) or (Linux or Mac) system
Create a Plugin
Modify the Plugin
Modify the plugin using QuickReload

Get started

Before you dive into building an add-on, you'll need to set up your development environment:

Install the Atlassian SDK on a (Windows) or (Linux or Mac) system

Additional Resources

Need help? Request support at Developer Technical Support Portal or ask a question in the Atlassian Developer Community.