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title: "Installation and upgrade"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/PA/197952871/Installation%20and%20upgrade"
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> 📝 **Before you begin**
> 📝
> 📝 - You must have the **'Jira System Administrators'** [global permission](https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjiraserver/managing-global-permissions-938847142.html) before you can carry out the instructions on this page.
> 📝 - Please check the **[Supported Platforms](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PA/pages/197854631)**** **to ensure your version of Jira supports the intended **Power Admin for Jira** version.
## Install Power Admin for Jira
### Install on Jira Data Center
To install the Power Admin for Jira app on your **Jira Data Center** instance, follow these steps:
1. Log into your Jira Data Center instance as a user with the **Jira System Administrator** [global permission](https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjiraserver/managing-global-permissions-938847142.html).
2. Navigate to the top right of the screen and choose **Jira Settings **> **Manage apps**.
3. In the menu on the left, click **Find new apps**.
4. Search for **Power Admin for Jira**.
5. Once you locate the app, click **Buy now**.
6. Review the app details and click **Select & install** to proceed with the installation.
7. After the installation is complete, you may need to provide your Power Admin app's license information in the *License key* textbox. You can copy your license key from [https://my.atlassian.com](https://my.atlassian.com/).
### Install on Jira Server
To install the Power Admin for Jira app on your **Jira Server** instance, follow these steps:
1. Visit Power Admin for Jira’s [Atlassian Marketplace](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1211611/configuration-manager-for-jira-cmj?hosting=server&tab=overview) page.
2. From the *Hosting options* dropdown on the right side of the page, select **Server** as the hosting type.
3. Scroll to the *Resources* section at the bottom of the page and click **Download** to get the Power Admin for Jira installation file.
4. In your Jira Server instance, log in as a user with the **Jira System Administrator **[global permission](https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjiraserver/managing-global-permissions-938847142.html).
5. Navigate to the top right of the screen and choose **Jira Settings **> **Manage apps**.
6. In the menu on the left, click **Manage apps **again.
7. Click the **Upload app** link and select the installation file you downloaded in step 3.
8. Click **Upload** and wait for the app to install.
9. After the installation is complete, select **Close** in the *Installed and ready to go* dialog. You may need to provide your Power Admin app's license key in the *License key* textbox. You can copy your license key from [https://my.atlassian.com](https://my.atlassian.com/)
## Upgrade Power Admin for Jira
> ℹ️ Before you begin, read the latest [Release notes](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PA/pages/197919860) and ensure that you are running a version of Jira that is compatible with your version of Power Admin.
To upgrade the Power Admin for Jira app, follow these steps:
1. Log in to Jira as a user with the **Jira System Administrators** [global permission](https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjiraserver/managing-global-permissions-938847142.html).
2. Navigate to the top right of the screen and choose **Jira Settings **> **Manage apps**.
3. On the *Manage Apps* page, look in the *Apps Requiring Action* section and locate **Power Admin for Jira**.
4. Click **Update**.
## Uninstall Power Admin for Jira
Power Admin for Jira consists of two separate bundles (apps) distributed through the marketplace in a single .obr package. The names of the bundles are:
- **Power Admin for Jira,**
- **Configuration Manager Core.**
You need to uninstall both for a successful uninstallation. The order in which you uninstall them doesn't matter. However, if you’re also using [Configuration Manager](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CMJ) or [Integrity Check](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ICJ), then you shouldn’t uninstall the **Configuration Manager Core** bundle.
To uninstall the Power Admin for Jira app, follow these steps:
1. Log in as a user with the **Jira System Administrator** [global permission](https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjiraserver/managing-global-permissions-938847142.html).
2. Navigate to the top right of the screen and choose **Jira Settings **> **Manage apps**.
3. On the *Manage Apps* page, locate **Power Admin for Jira** in *User-installed apps*. Click on it to display its details.
4. Click **Uninstall**.
5. Then, locate **Configuration Manager Core** in the *User-installed apps*. Click it to display its details.
6. Click **Uninstall**.