How Do I Set The Fisheye/Crucible Context Path Manually In "config.xml"

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

Perform the steps below to manually update the context path for the Fisheye/Crucible instance from the config.xml file:-

  • Shutdown Fisheye instance

  • Navigate to FishEye/INST folder path

  • Backup the config.xml file and edit the file with any text editor

  • Modify the context parameter under the Web Server tag to include the context path for your instance and also the site-url accordingly as shown in the example below.

1 2 3 <web-server context="fisheye" site-url="http://localhost:8060/fisheye"> <http bind=":8060"/> </web-server> 
  • Save and close the config.xml file

  • Start your instance and access it using the URL that had been set including the context path

Updated on April 11, 2025

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