This GIST is a compilation of steps/instructions to help on how to
- Upgrade MySQL to version 8 from version 5
- Upgrade Jira to version 9.4 LTS from version 8.x
- Fix MySQL collation issues for new version of Jira
These steps have been executed on Ubuntu 24.04
after a few subsecuent Ubuntu OS upgrades with the do-release-upgrade
tool.
It might be different for you if you have a different configuration and OS, but the overall process/idea should be universal.