Forge migration
What is Forge migration?
As you may know, Atlassian has mandated the migration of all apps from Connect to Forge. This requirement is the primary driver behind the changes we are implementing. This marks the first of many updates as we migrate all ARNR app modules to Forge.
These changes will be completely transparent to end-users. You should notice no difference in how the app behaves. Behind the scenes, however, the backend will progressively transition from Amoeboids’ infrastructure to Atlassian’s server and database platform. This shift ensures that ARNR apps meet Atlassian’s security, data residency, and performance requirements through the Forge platform.
From a customer’s perspective, one of the most important benefits of the changes in this update is that your app data will now reside fully within Atlassian’s infrastructure, alongside Jira and other Atlassian products. This ensures stronger security, improved compliance, and alignment with Atlassian’s cloud standards.
Looking ahead, Atlassian has indicated that the ability to choose your data residency location for app data will become possible. This will give customers greater flexibility and control over where their information is stored.
Migration to Forge is an elaborate activity that our team is actively working on, and we will continue to keep you updated as we make progress.
We hope this provides clarity on why these changes are happening and the benefits you can expect. If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to Service desk, we’ll be happy to help.
Release log
In this section, we will maintain all the updates of the forge migration as we progress further
Release date - Oct 28, 2025
Admin configuration module is moved from Connect to Forge, and the configuration UI can now be updated to be used as a custom UI in the Forge app
Release date - Aug 6, 2025
In the first 'Forge' release, we updated the 'manifest' file of the app, and hence users need to manually 'update' the app. After this manual update, the app shall start to be served from 'Forge' instead of 'Connect' platform. Once you have moved their app to 'Forge', you will continue to receive 'Forge' related app updates. Some of these changes may require a manual update occasionally, depending upon the nature of the change. We will keep that information available in this release log. For this update, refer to the navigation below -
Navigation
As a Jira admin, navigate to Jira settings ( ) >> Apps >> Manage Apps >> Under User-installed apps >> Search for ARNR app >> Click on the Update button
That’s it, just a few clicks and the app will be on Atlassian’s secure Forge platform!
Please note that this Update option is available for the existing users of the app who have installed the app before Jul 31, 2025. If you have installed the app after Jul 31, 2025, you are on the updated app by default.
Please note, if you do not perform this 'manual' update for 'manifest' change, your app shall continue to work on 'Connect' platform as it is and won't shift to 'Forge' automatically. You will only receive the regular functional changes through cloud releases, but Forge forge-related future updates won't apply to your instance.