If your current Confluence instance was installed manually it will only check the confluence subdirectory of the Confluence Installation directory.

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.īack up your home directory. Back up your installation directory The installer will completley replace this directory, so any files you've added (such as a keystore or SSL certificate) won't be retained.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.

Confluence server update