To copy a Confluence instance from one server to another, for example to transfer the current production snapshot to a test server as permitted in the licence agreement:
On the original server:
- Stop Confluence
- Copy your Confluence install directory
- Copy your Confluence home directory
- Use your database administration tool to access your external database and create a Confluence database export
- Start Confluence
On the target server:
- If you are not using Standalone Confluence, setup the same version of the application server use on the original
- Setup the database to be an exact clone of the original
- Setup the same database version and driver
- Setup the database user to have the same permissions as the original
- Import the Confluence database export
- Place the Confluence install directory but do not start Confluence yet
- Place the Confluence home directory
- If the home directory is in a different location, go to the Confluence install directory and edit ..\confluence\WEB-INF\classes\confluence-init.properties. The home directory is set under confluence.home
- To modify any database connection information, go to the Confluence home directory and edit confluence.cfg.xml. The connection URL is set under hibernate.connection.url
- Start Confluence
The target instance will be a clone of the original instance.
