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In order to allow Jira to read static content, for example an external .html page, you need to perform the following: * Add the following line to the server.xml file:
<nowiki><Context docBase="/atlassian/application-data/jira/data/static-content" path="/static-content" /></nowiki>
<br>This line should go after the first <Context></Context> tag under “Catalina” host description.(near the bottom of the file)
* Download and install the Custom Content
gadget from Atlassian: [https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.tngtech.jira.plugins.customcontent.jira-gadget-custom-content/server/overview]
* Add the gadget to the dashboard
Under the URL put the full URL {URL}/static-content/test.html
URL - Deprecated copy the URL above.
* Save and enjoy the content