How to achieve a GitLab Jira integration

This post details the step-by-step configuration of the GitLab-Jira integration, covering both Jira Server and Jira Cloud. It explains how to set up API tokens in Jira, configure service templates or individual project integrations in GitLab, and utilize trigger words (Resolves, Closes, Fixes) in commit messages to automatically transition Jira issues. It also describes how GitLab mentions in commits and merge requests create links and comments in Jira issues. The post also touches on the Jira DVCS configuration for self-managed and cloud instances.