How to find the Server ID in Bamboo
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Summary
This article covers the steps required to retrieve your Bamboo instance's Server ID value. The Server ID is an identifier for your Bamboo instance. When creating a Bamboo license on my.atlassian.com, you may be prompted to enter the Server ID.
Environment
All supported versions of Bamboo.
Solution
There are two ways to find the Server ID:
User interface
You must be logged in as a user with administrative permissions for all of the following procedures.
From the top navigation bar select Bamboo Administration
> Overview.
Under the System section (in the left-side panel), openLicense details. The Server ID is displayed in the Existing license key details section of the page.
Manually in the filesystem
Go to <bamboo-home-directory> and open the bamboo.cfg.xml file.
The Server ID can be found at the <property name="serverId"> line:
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