YouTrack can be installed on different platforms. We have a stand-alone version which can be downloaded and installed on your own server. If you prefer a cloud-hosted solution we have YouTrack InCloud available for you. There is always a third way as well: why not host YouTrack stand-alone on a virtual machine hosted in Windows Azure? In this post we’ll walk you through getting a Windows Azure subscription, creating a virtual machine, installing YouTrack and configuring firewalls so we can use our cloud-hosted YouTrack instance from any browser on any location. Getting a Windows Azure subs

Today I want to tell you about how I met... no, sorry, not that... about the Pomodoro Technique® and how it can be supported in YouTrack. This amusing story serves as an example of how powerful a custom workflow can be and how creatively it can be used. As you know, we introduced Time Management in YouTrack 4.1. We’ve received a lot of useful feedback and enhancement ideas from our customers. Among them there was this request for a popular time management method created by Francesco Cirillo in the 1980s. Conveniently, it also gives us a chance to demonstrate the power of custom workflows in

Fresh upgrade for your favorite issue & project tracker - YouTrack 4.1.1 has just arrived! This minor version brings important bug fixes for the latest YouTrack 4.1 we have recently presented to you, including the fixes for the full text search issue, burndown chart problems, private repositories for GitHub integration etc. Upgrade to YouTrack 4.1.1 right now and check the full list of v4.1.1 release notes for more details. If you are using YouTrack InCloud, you site is already upgraded to the v4.1.1 according to our Maintenance Calendar. P.S. Have you already tried Time Management,

Hot off of the digital press, the latest YouTrack webinar is now available on JetBrains.tv and YouTube! Since the recording, YouTrack 4.1 has become publicly available and you are welcome to read about the release in our previous post. We would like to thank our attendees for their time and questions that made the webinar more of a discussion. We appreciate your attention and feedback. This webinar introduces Time Management in YouTrack 4.1. You’ll learn how to add work items, how to check your progress on specific task or the whole feature at a glance. We’ll cover the process of c

Please welcome YouTrack 4.1—the latest update for our innovative issue tracking and agile project management tool! YouTrack 4.1 is devoted to Time Management functionality, which is one of the most popular feature request among our customers. Enjoy! Here's what you can do with Time Management in YouTrack 4.1: Add work items to issue(s) in one step Summarize the time spent on a feature Visually track your progress on an issue Enable time management per project\user Create Time Reports Use workTimer workflow to track Spent Time automatically We've also greatly impr

We are pleased to announce our next free webinar, Introducing Time Management in YouTrack 4.1, set to take place Tuesday, November 6th at 15:00-16.00 CET (Central European Time). From the previous webinars you already know how to use YouTrack in the right manner and how to manage your Scrum or Kanban project with YouTrack 4. This webinar will cover the upcoming YouTrack 4.1 release and will focus on Time Management functionality. We will walk through the process of adding work items, show you how to check your progress on specific task or the whole feature at a glance, based upon the tim

We are very excited to announce the opening of YouTrack 4.1 EAP, completely devoted to Time Tracking functionality. You've been actively commenting and voting for this feature, and now it's just the perfect time to share it with you.  Please welcome Time Tracking in YouTrack! Before you start using it, let me tell you more details about Time Tracking in YouTrack 4.1: 1. Adding a work item to an issue: We've added a new tab called Time Tracking to the full issue screen, where you add work items, indicating your progress on specific issue. 2. Smart way of adding work items: Of cours