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title: "Automate app installation and licensing for Atlassian applications"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/ACLI/1940127902/Automate%20app%20installation%20and%20licensing%20for%20Atlassian%20applications"
format: markdown
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> Macro (aura-html)

You can automate the setup of Atlassian applications—including Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, and Bamboo—for testing or production using ACLI. This process simplifies the installation and licensing of required apps with a single command per application, saving time and reducing manual configuration.

At Appfire, we regularly use this method to create test instances quickly and consistently.

> ℹ️ **Recommended:
**
> ℹ️ 
> ℹ️ Create a `licenses` directory containing all your app license files. Follow the steps outlined in How to install and license many apps to maintain and update this directory as needed.

> ✅ These examples require **ACLI version 8.3 or higher**.

## Set up Jira with app installation and licensing

To install and license standard apps for Jira, use the following command:

```
atlassian jira -a run --file install-jira-addons.txt

```

#### `install-jira-addons.txt` contents:

```
# Install standard add-ons with licenses for Jira

upm -a runFromList --continue \
     --common "-a installApp --wait --app @entry@" \
     --list " \
         org.swift.jira.cli, \
         org.swift.jira.acli, \
         org.swift.jira.cot, \
         org.swift.jira.cw, \
         org.swift.jira.clone-plus, \
         \
         is.origo.jira.tempo-plugin, \
         com.almworks.jira.structure, \
         \
         com.googlecode.jira-suite-utilities, \
     "

upm -a addLicenses --file licenses

```

## Set up Confluence with app installation and licensing

To install and license standard apps for Confluence, run:

```
atlassian confluence -a run --file install-confluence-addons.txt

```

#### `install-confluence-addons.txt` contents:

```
# Install standard add-ons with licenses for Confluence

upm -a runFromList --continue \
     --common "-a installApp --wait --app @entry@" \
     --list " \
         org.swift.confluence.cli, \
         org.swift.confluence.acli, \
         org.swift.confluence.cache, \
         org.swift.confluence.excel, \
         org.swift.confluence.flash, \
         org.swift.confluence.html, \
         org.swift.confluence.macrosecurity, \
         org.swift.confluence.markdown, \
         org.swift.confluence.run, \
         org.swift.confluence.sql, \
         org.swift.confluence.script, \
         org.swift.confluence.table, \
         org.swift.confluence.visio, \
         org.swift.confluence.wiki, \
         com.appfire.confluence.codepro, \
         com.atlassian.confluence.extra.graphviz, \
         \
         com.adaptavist.confluence.contentFormattingMacros, \
         net.customware.confluence.plugin.linking, \
         net.customware.confluence.plugin.reporting, \
         net.customware.confluence.plugin.composition, \
         net.customware.confluence.plugin.visibility, \
         net.customware.confluence.plugin.scaffolding, \
         com.atlassian.confluence.plugins.editor.confluence-source-editor, \
     "

upm -a addLicenses --file licenses

```

## Set up Bitbucket with app installation and licensing

To install and license standard apps for Bitbucket, run:

```
atlassian bitbucket -a run --file install-bitbucket-addons.txt

```

#### `install-bitbucket-addons.txt` contents:

```
# Install standard add-ons with licenses for Bitbucket

upm -a runFromList --continue \
     --common "-a installApp --wait --app @entry@" \
     --list " \
         org.swift.stash.cli, \
         org.swift.stash.acli, \
     "

upm -a addLicenses --file licenses

```

## Set up Bamboo with app installation and licensing

To install and license standard apps for Bamboo, use:

```
atlassian bamboo -a run --file install-bamboo-addons.txt

```

#### `install-bamboo-addons.txt` contents:

```
# Install standard add-ons with licenses for Bamboo

upm -a runFromList --continue \
     --common "-a installApp --wait --app @entry@" \
     --list " \
         org.swift.bamboo.cli, \
         org.swift.bamboo.acli, \
         org.swift.bamboo.groovy, \
         com.appfire.bamboo.sql, \
         com.davidehringer.atlassian.bamboo.maven.maven-pom-parser-plugin, \
         org.gaptap.bamboo.maven.maven-artifact-download-plugin, \
     "

upm -a addLicenses --file licenses

```

### Example: Bamboo installation output

Here’s an example output when running the Bamboo installation script:

```
atlassian bamboo -a run --file install-bamboo-addons.txt

```

```
Run: upm -a runFromList --common "-a installApp --wait --app @entry@" --list " org.swift.bamboo.cli, org.swift.bamboo.acli, org.swift.bamboo.groovy, com.appfire.bamboo.sql, com.davidehringer.atlassian.bamboo.maven.maven-pom-parser-plugin, org.gaptap.bamboo.maven.maven-artifact-download-plugin, "

Run: -a installApp --wait --app org.swift.bamboo.cli
App 'Bob Swift Atlassian Add-ons - Bamboo CLI Connector' installed with version 7.7.0

Run: -a installApp --wait --app org.swift.bamboo.acli
App 'Bob Swift Atlassian Add-ons - Run CLI Actions in Bamboo' installed with version 7.7.0

Run: -a installApp --wait --app org.swift.bamboo.groovy
App 'Bob Swift Atlassian Add-ons - Groovy Tasks' installed with version 2.8.0

Run: -a installApp --wait --app com.appfire.bamboo.sql
App 'Bob Swift Atlassian Add-ons - SQL Tasks' installed with version 1.2.0

Run: -a installApp --wait --app com.davidehringer.atlassian.bamboo.maven.maven-pom-parser-plugin
App 'Maven POM Value Extractor' installed with version 1.7.0

Run: -a installApp --wait --app org.gaptap.bamboo.maven.maven-artifact-download-plugin
App 'Maven Artifact Download Plugin' installed with version 1.1

Run completed successfully. 6 actions were successful.

Run: upm -a addLicenses --file licenses
License added to app org.swift.bamboo.acli.
License added to app com.appfire.bamboo.sql.
4 apps found that use licensing. 3 licenses added or matched existing license.

Run completed successfully. 2 actions were successful from file '.../install-bamboo-addons.txt'.

```