When running the Confluence setup wizard:

  • Enter your license key, as usual.
  • Choose Production Installation as the installation type.
  • In the database configuration step, choose your new database type from the dropdown menu, then choose External Database.
  • Choose the connection type: Direct JDBC or Datasource. If you are not sure which, choose 'Direct JDBC'. This is the most common connection type.
  • When prompted for the database user and password, supply the credentials you defined earlier when adding the Confluence database to your database server.
  • On the load content step, choose Restore From Backup. This is where you will import the data from your XML backup. There are two options for accessing the XML file:
    • Browse to the location of your XML backup on your network, and choose Upload and Restore.
    • Alternatively, put the XML file in the Confluence home directory of the new site (<CONFLUENCE-HOME-DIRECTORY>\restore) then choose Restore.

Note: If you choose not to restore during the Confluence setup wizard, you can do the import later. Go to the Confluence administration console and choose to restore an XML backup. See Site Backup and Restore.

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