We are delighted that you have chosen Confluence. This guide will take you through installing Confluence and trying out the most relevant features.

Getting started

1. Installing Confluence

If you have not already got Confluence up and running, carry out the following steps:

  1. Go to the Confluence download page.
  2. Download the Confluence Windows Installer file for 32-bit or 64-bit Windows.
  3. Run the installer, choose an installation directory, a home directory, and a port ('8090' will do). We recommend you choose to install Confluence as a service.
  4. Confluence will start automatically when the installer finishes. The installer will also add Windows 'Start' menu shortcuts which you can use to start and stop Confluence.
  5. To access Confluence, go to your web browser and type this address: http://localhost:8090.
  6. The Setup Wizard will guide you through the process of setting up your Confluence server and creating an administrative user.

For more help on the technical procedures in this section, see the Confluence Installation Guide.

If you need assistance, please create a support ticket.

Download the Confluence Linux Installer (.BIN) file from the  Confluence download page, and follow the installation instructions.

The Setup Wizard will guide you through the process of setting up your Confluence server and creating an administrative user.

If you need assistance, please create a support ticket.

2. Importing existing content

3. Adding users

Add people so that they can collaborate quickly.

4. Configuring mail

Confluence can send notifications based on user preferences, such as when people are watching the contributions to a particular space or page. To take advantage of this feature, you will first need to tell Confluence about your SMTP server.

Mastering the basics

(info) Your users will need to access Confluence at http://<Confluence site name>:8090
(not http://localhost:8090)

5. Creating spaces, pages and blog posts

6. Searching Confluence

7. Subscribing to updates

Customising Confluence

You need Confluence Administrator permissions to do the tasks in this section. see Global Permissions Overview.

8. Adding your own logo

9. Changing Confluence's colours

10. Choosing a different theme

11. Using a page template

12. Installing add-ons

Important next steps

You need Confluence Administrator permissions to do the tasks in this section. see Global Permissions Overview.

13. Connecting to an external database

Before using Confluence as a production system, you need to switch from the default HSQL database, which is provided for evaluation purposes only. Please see the documentation for details.

14. Backing up data

To back up your Confluence data, and establish processes for regular backups, please see the documentation.

We hope you have fun with Confluence

We're always happy to help. Feel free to contact us with any questions you have.