How do I start Fisheye manually without using Fisheye service

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

There are two ways of starting up Fisheye:

  • Via Windows service / Linux service (either manually or automatically on boot time)

  • By manually running the startup binary file found inside the installation directory instead.

To start Fisheye manually without using the Fisheye Windows / Linux service at all, perform the steps below:

  1. Open a new Command Prompt (Windows) / Terminal (Linux / MacOS) window

  2. Navigate to <Fisheye installation directory>\bin directory

  3. Execute one of the commands below and wait for the instance to start:

    1. Windows Usage:

      - To start Fisheye in the foreground (locking the Command Prompt window): <Fisheye installation directory>\bin\run.bat

      - To start Fisheye in the background (without locking the Command Prompt window): <Fisheye installation directory>\bin\start.bat

    2. Linux / MacOS Usage:

      - To start Fisheye in the foreground (locking the Terminal window): <Fisheye installation directory>\bin\run.sh

      - To start Fisheye in the background (without locking the Terminal window): <Fisheye installation directory>\bin\start.sh

Check the following article for additional start up options that can be used on command line: Command-line options

Updated on April 8, 2025
Platform
Data Center only
Products
Fisheye Data Center
Crucible Data Center

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