How Do I Add A Custom MIME Type in Fisheye/Crucible

Platform Notice: Data Center Only - This article only applies to Atlassian products on the Data Center platform.

Note that this KB was created for the Data Center version of the product. Data Center KBs for non-Data-Center-specific features may also work for Server versions of the product, however they have not been tested. Support for Server* products ended on February 15th 2024. If you are running a Server product, you can visit the Atlassian Server end of support announcement to review your migration options.

*Except Fisheye and Crucible

To add a custom MIME type to Fisheye/Crucible, perform the following steps:

  1. Shutdown the Fisheye/Crucible instance.

  2. Navigate to: <FishEye/Crucible installation directory>

  3. Backup (copy and save to a temporary location) the raw-mime.types file.

  4. Open the raw-mime.types file using any text editor.

  5. Add the MIME type and the extension at the end of the file for the custom MIME as shown in the example below:

    1 application/msword doc
  6. Save the file.

  7. Start the Fisheye/Crucible instance.

Updated on April 8, 2025

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