If your current Confluence instance was installed using the installer, the wizard will check the entire Confluence Installation directory.The installation wizard's ability to notify you about customizations will depend on how your existing Confluence instance was installed: The installation wizard gives you the option to also back up your home directory as part of the installation process, but you should also back up this directory manually before starting the upgrade. The installation wizard will back up this directory before starting the upgrade, but you should also back it up manually first. The installer will completley replace this directory, so any files you've added (such as a keystore or SSL certificate) won't be retained. Once you've confirmed your database backup was successful, you can choose to disable the automatic generation of an upgrade recovery file, as this process can take a long time for sites that are medium sized or larger.

If you have a MySQL database, make sure your back up includes stored procedures/functions. If your database does not support online backups you'll need to stop Confluence first.

Back up your database and confirm the backup was created properly.

Test any unsupported user-installed apps, customizations (such as custom theme or layouts) and proxy configuration (if possible) before upgrading your production environment.

See Create a staging environment for upgrading Confluence for help creating an environment to test your upgrade in.įollow the steps below to upgrade your test environment.

Create a staging copy of your current production environment.

In many cases the app will still work, so give it a try in a test site before upgrading your production site.ģ.

Compatibility information for Atlassian Labs and other free apps is often not available immediatley after a new release.

You can disable an app temporarily while you upgrade if it is not yet compatible.Vendors generally update their apps very soon after a major release. If your users rely on particular Marketplace apps, you may want to wait until they are compatible before upgrading Confluence.

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