MD5 Checksum Retrieval for Atlassian Software: Jira or Confluence

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

Go to the download site for either Jira and Confluence

Click the blue Get Started button

Mark the checkbox to confirm you agree to the Atlassian Software License Agreement and to the Privacy Policy

Instead of clicking the blue Submit button, right-click on it and grab the URL for the download, for example:

1 https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/downloads/binary/atlassian-jira-software-9.11.2.tar.gz

Append .md5 to the URL, for example:

1 https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/downloads/binary/atlassian-jira-software-9.11.2.tar.gz.md5

Enter that URL into a browser and hit Enter

The file that is downloaded will contain the md5 checksum, for example:

1 0e45caa8a65a116a5a78d816ea5c21a1
Updated on April 8, 2025

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