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What is the best way to migrating 'Attachment data' from exisitng Confluence installation to new installation
Asked by Hitesh Veeramachaneni:

Hi,

I need to migrate Confluence from AWS to On-premise.

1) I installed same version on my new server and installed MySQL on a DB server.

2) Took a DB dump from EBS and imported it into my new DB server using Workbench

3) Now, how do I copy the attachments that is on the File system to my new installation?

I would have SCPed / rsynced the dir over the network but the challenge here is the size. I got **480gig** of **attachments**!!

How do I copy the attachments onto my new Confulence's Home directory, so that I can proceed with the installation steps.. I am really stuck here.. Please help

\*\* Current Confluence Version -- 5.9.8


Answers:
author: Daniel Eads {unmonitored account}
body: Hi Hitesh,

Have you looked into Amazon Snowball? Amazon will load the data onto a device they ship to you and you can attach it to your local network. There is a cost for this service, but it's an option to look at if you're not having luck with rsync. <https://aws.amazon.com/importexport/>

comments: author: Hitesh Veeramachaneni
body: Hi Daniel,

Thanks for your response.. Yes, I am aware of that option. I just wanted to explore if there is any option other than Snowball. FYI, when I try rsync, this is the error I am seeing

**rsync: change_dir "/var/atlassian/application-data/confluence" failed: Permission denied (13)**

What do you think is the problem? I am assuming, it is because of the permissions over the Home Directory 'Confluence'. Could you please suggest me a workaround that can fix this problem?

Thank You :smile:


Tags: confluence-administration
Manual page ordering
Asked by Katy DiNatale:

I'm following instructions in the Confluence documentation for reordering pages manually in the page tree, but my manual order never saves. It always reverts to the alphabetical order and I can't figure out why.


Answers:
author: Milo Test
body: Are you doing anything different than just clicking **Pages** , then **Browse and reorder all pages** and dragging pages to new locations?


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Configuring user directory with echocat Adam
Asked by Brad Mace [ATS]:

How to you get the table style view of the All Users page? I've installed the plugin but it still shows a grid of user profiles.


Answers:
author: Brad Mace [ATS]
body: In the declaration of report with `id=all`, add `defaultView="table"`

```
<report id="all" defaultView="table">
```


Tags: addon-org.echocat.adam

confluence-administration
where is the site import in my cloud installation?
Asked by Thorsten Fentz:

*This question is in reference to Atlassian Documentation: [Migrate from Confluence Server to Cloud](https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=724765529)*

I don't see the *site import* button in my confluence cloud installation


Answers:
author: Steffen Opel _Utoolity_
body: Presumably you are using Confluence and JIRA together? In case, the process is unfortunately going to become a bit more tedious, see the resp. warning note at the end of the first paragraph:
> Multiple cloud apps?
>
> **Note:** Site import is only available for Confluence-only instances. If you have multiple applications, such as Confluence and JIRA, you'll need to export and import spaces individually. See [Importing a Confluence Space](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confcloud/import-a-confluence-space-724765531.html).


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud

migration
How to use the decisions blueprint
Asked by Surevine:

*This question is in reference to Atlassian Documentation: [Decisions Blueprint](https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=339739406)*

So I added a decision page. When I edit it, the "Status" field is free text. Some people set it to "DECIDED" in green, some set it to "COMLPETE" or "DEICED" in green, some just leave it grey and change the text.  
Isn't there some way to limit it to the 3 valid statuses and map the correct colours when you choose a status?  
Some people complete the tasks and record an outcome but forget to change the status.  
Some record the outcome and change the status but forget to tick off the tasks.  
Why do you even need to choose a status, when there is a task outstanding and one complete it is "in progress" when all tasks complete and there is an outcome recorded, it is "decided". When no tasks are complete it is "not started".  

Am I missing something? This is literally just a page template that you could put any inconsistent entries into.


Answers:
author: Robert Reiner _smartics_
body: You may use the (commercial) [projectdoc Toolbox](https://www.smartics.eu/confluence/display/PDAC1) to define a range of valid values with document instances and employ the [Name List Macro](https://www.smartics.eu/confluence/display/PDAC1/Name+List+Macro) to allow users to select one of these values.

It is quite easy to add a visual style (via CSS) to each of the valid values.

The current version of the projectdoc Toolbox has some [limitations](https://www.smartics.eu/confluence/display/PDAC1/Define+Status+Tags#DefineStatusTags-Limitations) since it (yet) does not strictly enforce the selection of a value from the range. But it does support users to get to know the list of valid values quickly. Maybe this suits your use case?

There is a [tip](https://www.smartics.eu/confluence/display/PDAC1/Tips) on the homepage of the add-on that provides details (with screenshots) to use this feature: **[Define Status Tags](https://www.smartics.eu/confluence/display/PDAC1/Define+Status+Tags)**

Biased alert: Please note that I'm one of the authors of the add-on. :smile:


author: Steven F Behnke
body: That is how page templates work in Confluence. You can customize the blueprint to remove the status option for instance, if you don't want it.

The status macro is always free form, and there's not much to do about that. If you're looking for serious data collection you should consider JIRA.

comments: author: Surevine
body: Oh, I do want the status, but IMHO, if it's free text then it's not really a status, it's just free text with a background colour...   
I would never have thought a "Choose one of these 3 status options" would be described as "serious data collection" worthy of Jira.   
Even the automation of setting the status based on a different field seems like a function that shouldn't require a heavyweight ticket management system like Jira.  
I'm accepting your comment as the answer, but I feel disappointed Confluence doesn't offer more.


Tags: blueprint

decision
Confluence unreachable
Asked by Marko Seifarth:

Hello,  
For several days, we can not achieve our Confluence.  
No error message, but only a blank page.  
Installed it on Windows Server.  

We can not fault (documented) found.  
Where can you find the problem?


Answers:
author: Marko Seifarth
body: Hello,

the probnlem was found.

We?ve updatet to the last Version and updates the jdbc river for mysql  
after the upgrade confluence works fine.

comments: author: Steven F Behnke
body: Ahh yes, I believe running the installer does *not* place the driver back into the class path. Just like if you downloaded a new install archive, you'd have to place the driver back in the WEB-INF/classes folder.

Cheers!


author: Steve Behnke [DiscoverEquip.com]
body: What do your logs say?

`/atlassian/application-data/confluence/logs/atlassian-confluence.log`


Tags: confluence-administration
Get eMail Notification for New Child Page
Asked by mritter:

*This question is in reference to Atlassian Documentation: [Watch Pages, Spaces and Blogs](https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=139579)*

Is it possible to get notification if a watched page gets a new child page?


Answers:
author: Anne EQS
body: We use the tree view add-on by Andreas Purde [](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/de.edrup.confluence.plugins.tree-view/server/overview)

<https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/de.edrup.confluence.plugins.tree-view/server/overview>

It automatically adds a 'watch' to every descendant of the mother page you're 'tree-watching'

comments: author: mritter
body: Already found this one on the marketplace. Now we investigate wether it fits our needs and gets along with the other plugins. It's quite a zoo :smile:.


author: mritter
body: btw: Did you experienced any side effects with other plugins?


Tags: page

watch
My confluence calendars names all changed automatically. How did this happen?
Asked by Jeremy Price:

Basically the events within a specific calendar within my confluence space changed all the names to the title of the original calendar. Now every time I try to change them they revert back to the calendars title. How does this happened and how can I prevent this in the future?

Screen Shot 2016-04-20 at 10.23.33 AM.png  
[](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/My-confluence-calendars-names-all-changed-automatically-How-did/qaq-p/382407?attachment-id=707){#link_11870496ac7d17}  
[](/tnckb94959/attachments/tnckb94959/confluence-questions/64690/1/Screen%20Shot%202016-04-20%20at%2010.23.33%20AM.png){#display_11870496ac7d17_0}


Answers:
author: Steve Behnke [DiscoverEquip.com]
body: This sounds very severe. I'd recommend opening an issue with Atlassian at support.atlassian.com.

I've never heard of this happening before and a cursory glance through JAC shows no relevant open bugs.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Remove page in Confluence
Asked by Max Gee:

Hi, new to Confluence and wish to know how to delete/remove a page from a space please.


Answers:
author: Max Gee
body: Hi all, yes, my version features the ellipsis as opposed to the wording. Then once I established that the space admin had given me permissions to delete pages it was plain sailing. Thanks for your assistance - I'll probably be back!


author: TomC
body: Hi Max,

Welcome to the world of Confluence. To delete a page, just click *Tools\>Remove* . It will go into Trash (*Space tools\>Content Tools\>Trash*) where you can Restore or Purge deleted pages at a later date.

comments: author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: You may need to have the "delete" rights added to you r account for this space.


author: Max Gee
body: Hi Tom,

Thanks for replying. I can't see Tools on the webpage. Is this because I'm not an admin at present?

Max


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Might be a cog to the top right of the page, depending on your version.


author: Rodney Hughes
body: Depending on your version, the word "Tools" on the top right of the page (in the row where it says edit etc) menu has been replaced by an icon of three dots.


author: TomC
body: Rodney,

Aha, thanks for that point, that is the so-called 'ellipsis' which is making its way into other (even non-Atlassian) tools I've noted as of late, for access to a menu, joining the omnipresent 'gear' icon and often used when there is already a 'gear' icon in use elsewhere.

Max,

Not sure if you caught Nic's point earlier, but the space administrator - assuming you are not for the space you are working in - has to provide you with Page delete rights. That can be reviewed in *Space Tools\>Permissions\>\[find your name or the group you are in on the page\]\>Pages\>Remove* . If there is an 'X' and not a 'checkmark' at Pages\>Remove for you, the permissions have to be amended (click *Edit Permissions\>\[check that permission\]\>Save All*.
Where can I find the Contact Administrators form?
Asked by Richard Cross:

*This question is in reference to Atlassian Documentation: [Configuring the Administrator Contact Page](https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=216957115)*

*"Screenshot: The default 'Contact Site Administrators' message" ...*all very well, but what is the URL to the Administrator Contact Page? I need to be able to give this out to users who want to request access to Confluence (probably via the site banner). I am staggered that such a comprehensive guide does not tell me where to find this page.


Answers:
author: Charlie Misonne
body: http://{your.conflunece.baseurl}/contactadministrators.action

Source: <https://answers.atlassian.com/questions/52852>

comments: author: swilson
body: This gives me a 404 error


author: Charlie Misonne
body: Well this answer is more than 5 years old.

Are you on a server instance? Because that should be working unless the form was disabled by an admin.

On Cloud I'm not sure about the URL


author: swilson
body: We have Cloud. So I guess we have to try something different to find that page.


author: Charlie Misonne
body: If the URL to confluence is like: \<something\>.atlassian.net/wiki then it's Cloud. And in that case I do not know the URL.

I suggest you create a new question on the Commnity, perhaps someone else can help you out.


Tags: administration
Is confluence a free product??
Asked by sudhakar birlangi:


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: No.

Although you can get free licences for secular charity and open source project uses.


author: Rodney Hughes
body: [https://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence/pricing?_mid=206e3e3a242fb80ba4d7ba972f52c657\&gclid=CKXavvuCncwCFQslvQodXXIOZg\&tab=host-in-the-cloud](https://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence/pricing?_mid=206e3e3a242fb80ba4d7ba972f52c657&gclid=CKXavvuCncwCFQslvQodXXIOZg&tab=host-in-the-cloud)

Two tabs - cloud or hosted

and <https://www.atlassian.com/licensing/confluence>
How do I create nested paragraphs inside lists?
Asked by Timo:

I want to create a nested paragraph under a list item so that the paragraph is aligned with the list item text indent but carries no bullet or number. In essence, I want to create the equivalent of Microsoft Word's List Continue paragraph, which is for list items that take up multiple paragraphs.

The only way of doing this that I've found -- while still keeping the list intact -- is to insert a manual line break in the list item. However, this feels like hacking (since manual breaks of any kind should be a no-no in cleanly formatted and styled content) and also presents problems with paragraph-level formatting (since the manually split lines seem to be all one and the same paragraph).

Is there another, cleaner way of doing this?


Answers:
author: Anne EQS
body: * Coffee
* TeaBlack or green - this is a paragraph

* Milk

How to do this? - I used the[source code editor](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.atlassian.confluence.plugins.editor.confluence-source-editor/server/overview), but haven't found a way to do it without.

```
<ul>  <li>Coffee</li>  <li>Tea<p>Black or green - this is a paragraph</p>  </li>  <li>Milk</li></ul>
```

comments: author: Timo
body: I definitely preferred the markup editor over the WYSIWYG editor back when the former was still available in Confluence. I don't recall having my present list item issue back then, so it's nice to know there's at least a plugin for working directly with the source.

Thank you!


author: Rodney Hughes
body: Try this

* you have a list  
  with several lines in a point
* at the end of the previous line,   
  press enter
* then on the next line where another bullet has been created,   
  just press the backspace key once ot remove the bullet on that line.

Or instead of pressing enter at the end of the line, press Shift + Enter

comments: author: Timo
body: Those are the two methods I've already discovered. But both (seem to) result in a manual line break, which is not a clean approach for structuring and styling content. I'd like to be able to create a new indented paragraph that (a) is an independent paragraph-level block of content and (b) does not break the list.


author: Maggie Secara
body: I've never found a way to do this. Usually what I want to do is put a screen shot between two numbered steps, and the only way to do it is with manual line breaks, or by just typing the numbers manually. You lose the hanging indent, but it's better than sometimes long strings of "Step 1".

The source code editor seems to be brilliant solution, even if I never use it for anything else.. Thanks for that!


author: To?n ?o?n M?nh
body: You can actually do this with Markup Editor (open by press Ctrl + Shift + D), and try something like this
>
> ```
> * List level 1
>
> ** List level 2
>
> Paragraph block
>
> ** List level 2
> ```

Paragraph block will be indented same as list level 2, with no bullet. Make sure there are no line break between these lines.
We want to disable/remove the "Popular" feature from the dashboard [v5.9]
Asked by Cbishop:

*This question is in reference to Atlassian Documentation: [Customising the Confluence Dashboard](https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=169117112)*

We are using Confluence v5.9 and trying to remove the "Popular" feature from our dashboard.

We have followed previous documentation instructions to open the Dashboard Macros under Managing Add-ons. We marked to have this feature disabled but it remains.

Any assistance on removing the "Popular" feature would be appreciated.


Answers:
author: Sharon Hinde
body: Hi,

you could use this CSS in Confluence Administration \> Stylesheet , to hide the Popular link in the sidebar. Then the Popular content can't be loaded either.

```
.wiki-content .aui-nav-item.nav-item-popular-stream {  display: none;}
```

Edit: previous answer was for pre 5.9 - doh!

Sharon


Tags: dashboard
on my confluence server 6.0, draw.io is not showing
Asked by lance fang:

on my confluence server 6.0, [draw.io](http://draw.io) is not showing, said "error in rendering macro", but it will show when I try to edit or insert.

I am not sure if this is the problem of draw.io only support up to 5.9.8, if you guys confirm it, then I may need reinstall old version

thanks a lot!


Answers:
author: David Benson _draw_io_
body: The situation was that Atlassian were supplying custom Confluence Server builds named 6.0OD that weren't generally available to OnDemand Cloud users that were migrating to Server. We couldn't get hold of such a build so were unable to test the plugin on it. Now that the Confluence 5.10 EAP release is out, this allow us to replicate the issue that 6.0OD users were seeing. Watch the plugin for the next release that supports 5.10. This should resolve the issue on 6.0OD (though we can't 100% promise because we're not able to obtain a 6.0OD build).

Edit : The fix for Confluence 5.10 is now released.


author: David Benson _draw_io_
body: Apologies for seeing your question late. We only watch questions tagged with "[draw.io](http://draw.io)", I'll add that tag in now, but if you add it in the future you'll get a much faster answer.


Tags: confluence-administration

draw.io
Wiki Enable Help
Asked by Miroslav Vasilev:

*This question is in reference to Atlassian Documentation: [Enable a Wiki](https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=223216500)*

Hello , i cant find wiki Settings anywhere , can you help me ?


Answers:
author: Caitlin Cecic
body: Do you see the Settings option in the left sidebar of your repo? If not, you aren't able to enable the wiki on your repo and you need to ask an admin to do it for you. If you see Settings, click it and scroll down to find Wiki Settings in the list that appears.


Tags: bitbucket

bitbucket-cloud

enable

wiki
Why doesn't the drop-down in Add Calendars work?
Asked by Dean Cloutier:

*This question is in reference to Atlassian Documentation: [Subscribe to Google Calendars from Confluence](https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=240913761)*

I want to view a private google calendar in confluence team calendars. The drop-down arrow on the Add Calendars button doesn't work and I can't "***Add Calendar** \>* ***Subscribe By URL*".**

I am using a cloud subscription - Confluence 1000.32.0.

Thanks

DC


Answers:
author: Aleks Yenin (Polontech)
body: Hi,

Which browser you use?  
There is some issues with Chrome

<https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/TEAMCAL-3293>

comments: author: Dean Cloutier
body: Got it, I was on Chrome. Thanks.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud

google-calendar

team-calendars-for-confluence
Any user can use any form ID. Is there any way to restrict form ID's.
Asked by Rakesh:

In Forms for Confluence plugin, any user can use any form ID in destination. Is there any way we can restrict

form ID's such as one for each space etc.

How administrators can manage form ID's better?

Thanks,

Rakesh


Answers:
author: Rafael Franco
body: Hi Rakesh,

My name is Rafael Franco and I'm the Tech Lead for the Product Team here at Adaptavist. First of all, thanks for your interest in Forms for Confluence.

Regarding your question, at this moment, it is not possible to restrict to which destination the form goes. What you could do to workaround this, is create your own form with the destination you intend and then restrict editing of the page so users can't change the destination.

What we are thinking to do in the near future, is move the responsibility of managing forms to the Space Admin, so each Space Admin has its own Form Configuration screen.

Regards,

Rafael


author: Rakesh
body: Hi Rafael,

Thank you for providing information.

Workaround may work to restrict the change in the destination. However when we pull the report of form Id's it show responses of all the forms where the form Id is being used. Is there any enterprise wide standard way of managing form Id's? When do you think the feature of "Moving the responsibility of managing forms to page Admin" would be implemented.

Regards,

Rakesh


Tags: addon-com.adaptavist.confluence.formmailng

confluence-administration
Problems Connecting Confluence with IIS
Asked by Alex Lolato:

My objective is to require a device to hold the proper certificate before being able to access my Confluence. I started out \[and stalled\] attempting to get IIS going. I've followed a couple of different guides involving the installation and troubleshooting of IIS integration, but still no luck.

Environment:

* Windows Server 2012 R2
* IIS 8.5
* Confluence Version 5.9.8

* Build Number 6216

* Tomcat Connector Version 1.2.40
* Tomcat IIS Connector

Guides Used:

* [Configuring Tomcat-Connector for IIS 8.0](https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=376210448)
* [Connecting Confluence with IIS 7](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/connecting-confluence-with-iis-7-166527265.html#ConnectingConfluencewithIIS7-64bitIIS)
* [How to setup Confluence with IIS](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/how-to-setup-confluence-with-iis-188233.html)

Log:

* [Today's catalina.2016-04-19.log (pastebin)](http://pastebin.com/7fTLxB99)


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Your third link is a good one to start with, but I also find <https://confluence.atlassian.com/jira/integrating-jira-with-iis-185729648.html> very useful (skim it until you reach section 4)

Generally, you'll find it easiest to get it working without SSL first, then add it later. SSL is a pain to configure, but if you can start from "it works over http", it vastly simplifies all the possible problems you get!

comments: author: Alex Lolato
body: This is starting to get the best of me. I feel like I'm missing something but after reading through the docs and checking my changes multiple times, I'm at a loss.


Tags: confluence-administration
jira road map gadget not showing displaying the correct number of results
Asked by Dan Courtney:

i have it set to show 20 results but i am stuck at 8 (there are 11 releases in my project)


Answers:
author: Anand Sanke
body: How many days you gave in configuration? If you gave 30 days, it will show you no of releases with in next 30 days. You may have other releases after 30 days.

comments: author: Sai Praveen Aminigadda
body: [@Anand Sanke](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/705882) I put 365 days, but mine is showing only 6 releases.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud

gadget

roadmap