Supported Platforms
This page describes the additional software and infrastructure you'll need to run Confluence. Please review this info before installing Confluence. The information on this page applies to Confluence 6.8.
- You should only use Confluence with a supported platform. Any platforms and versions not listed on this page are unsupported, which means we don't test, fix bugs or provide assistance.
- See End of Support Announcements for Confluence for upcoming changes to supported platforms.
- Go to
> General Configuration > Troubleshooting and support tools to check your instance health. It looks at things like your license validity, Tomcat version, basic database setup and more.
Definitions:
Supported - you can use Confluence 6.8 with this platform.
Limited - you can evaluate Confluence on this platform, but you can't use it to run a production Confluence site.
Deprecated - support for this platform will end in an upcoming release.
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Related pages:
Browsers
Desktop browsers:
Internet Explorer 11
Microsoft Edge
Chrome
Firefox
Safari (Mac only)
Mobile browsers:
Chrome
Firefox
Safari (iOS only)
Android 4.4 (KitKat) or later
Mobile operating system:
(required for mobile app)
iOS 11 or later
Android 4.4 (KitKat) or later
Known issues:
- Chrome does not support WEBDAV, this means features such as Edit in Word for files won't work in Chrome.
- The WebDAV plugin required to edit Office documents can't be used with Firefox 57 (Quantum) or later.
Good to know:
- We test Confluence in Internet Explorer 11 using standards-compliant rendering mode, not compatibility mode. You may experience problems in compatibility mode.
- The Confluence setup wizard requires Javascript to be enabled while installing Confluence. Learn more
- The native mobile app is only available for Confluence Cloud sites. You can't create and edit pages in the Confluence Server mobile web view.
- Parts of Confluence won't display correctly if your browser window size is less than 1024x768.
- To install the Confluence Server mobile app you will need a device running a supported operating system.
Operating systems
Operating systems:
Microsoft Windows
Linux (most distributions)
MacOS / OSX (evaluation only)
Known issues:
- The following operating system variants can't be used with Confluence:
- Windows Nano
- Alpine Linux - see CONFSERVER-52400
Good to know:
- You can run Confluence on 32bit or 64bit operating systems, but we only provide installers for 64bit operating systems.
- You can evaluate Confluence on MacOS / OSX, but you can't install and run your production Confluence site on a Mac.
Databases
PostgreSQL:
PostgreSQL 9.3
PostgreSQL 9.4
PostgreSQL 9.5
PostgreSQL 9.6
MySQL:
MySQL 5.6
MySQL 5.7
Oracle:
Oracle 12c (Release 1)
Microsoft SQL Server:
SQL Server 2012
SQL Server 2014
Azure SQL
Embedded database:
H2 (evaluation only)
Known issues:
- Confluence will not work on MySQL 5.6 versions earlier than 5.6.16. See MySQL bug 69005.
- Confluence will not work on MySQL variants such as:
- MariaDB - see CONFSERVER-29060
- Percona Server - see CONFSERVER-36471
Good to know:
- You must use the InnoDB storage engine in MySQL.
- The embedded H2 database is for evaluation only. For production sites, you'll need to use one of the supported external databases listed on this page.
Java
Oracle JRE / JDK:
Java 1.8
Known issues:
- Some Java versions have bugs that impact Confluence. You can't run Confluence on Java 1.8.0_25 and 1.8.0_31 (see JDK-8059299) or Java 1.8.0_45 (see JDK-8068400).
- Confluence will not work with OpenJDK. If you're installing Java yourself, you must use Oracle Java.
Good to know:
- You don't need to install Java if you plan to use the installer to install Confluence, as the JRE is bundled with Confluence.
Infrastructure
Hardware:
- You can't run Confluence on SPARC based hardware. You'll need to use x86 hardware or 64bit derivatives of x86 hardware.
- You can't use an NFS mount for your installation or home directory due to Lucene requirements. If you're installing Confluence Data Center, an NFS mount is fine for the shared home directory, but not for the local home directories.
Virtualization:
- Our support team can assist you with problems running Confluence in a Docker container, but can't offer support for problems related to the environment itself.
- Our support team can assist you with deploying Confluence Data Center in AWS using the Cloud Formation Template or Quick Start. We won't be able to assist you if you have customised the Cloud Formation Template.
Application server:
- We only support the Tomcat version that is bundled with your Confluence version. You can't run Confluence in your own application server.
For more information see our Server Hardware Requirements Guide and System Requirements.