Confluence 2.8 Upgrade Guide

These are DRAFT release notes for a future release. Please don't communicate them outside the company.

Upgrade Notes

Plugins

If you are using any third-party plugins, please test them thoroughly before rolling 2.8 into production.

Are there any special considerations for 2.8?

Upgrade Procedure

If you are already running a version of Confluence, please follow these instructions to upgrade to the latest version:

1. Before you upgrade, we strongly recommend that you back up your confluence.home directory and database.
   
   
2. If your version of Confluence is earlier than 2.7.x, read the release notes and upgrade guides for all releases between your version and the latest version. In particular:
   • If you are upgrading from 2.1 or earlier, please read the 2.2 release notes.
   • If you are upgrading from a version earlier than 2.7.0, please read the 2.7 upgrade notes.
     
     
3. Download the latest version of Confluence.
   
   
4. Follow the instructions in the Upgrade Guide.