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title: "Hosted Confluence Installation"
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canonical: "https://www.cbsofyalioglu.com/self-hosted-confluence/"
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cover: "https://cbsofyalioglu.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com/note-images/confluence-installation/confluence.jpg"
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---
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One of our customers ask the possibility of using Atlassian Confluence as a self-hosted wiki program. We look for solutions for a while. Later on, we discovered Cloudron app. In this article, We'll install Confluence with a custom domain on our servers.
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[[Test Linki]]
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[[Zettelkasten Metodu]]
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### What is Confluence?
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Confluence is a team collaboration and wiki software developed by Australian software company Atlassian.
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It is a web-based application and written in Java programming language.It was released in 2004 (Voav) as an enterprise knowledge management software.
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*==You can use it as a team collaboration app, wiki, knowledgebase, blog, intranet etc==*.
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If you read my articles written in Turkish, you realized that talented editor is a must for me in any platform I wrote. The editor of Confluence is one of the best editor in the universe. It has really advanced permission level. You can create many workspaces.
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However, Atlassian Cloud doesn’t allow us to use our custom domains and managed Confluence solutions is a bit complicated.
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Fortunately, Cloudron made it easier for us to use it on our own servers. By doing this, we can use our own custom domains with Atlassian Confluence app.
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### How much does it cost to use Self-Hosted Confluence?
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Confluence requires at least 4 GB RAM. Thus, the most expensive cost will the cloud instance.Cloudron is free for personal usage up to 2 apps which is completely sufficient for us.
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Therefore, the cost of using Confluence with a custom domain will be:
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* **$20/month** Cloud Cost on Digital Ocean + one-time license fee of **$10**.
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I'll share a referral links below that gives you some amount of free credits. Thus, It is free to follow this guideline.
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### What are the requirements?
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* __Digital Ocean Account__: This is the platform that hosts our Confluence server. You can get __free $100 credit__ which is available 60 days if you register with this [referral link](https://m.do.co/c/7eab8594304f).
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* __Cloudron Account__: Cloudron provides software solutions for hosting different applications on our servers. You can also get __ $30 free credit__ if you register with this [referral link](https://cloudron.io/?refcode=4c0c9d3f2a2daed6)
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* __Domain Name__: You'll need a custom domain.
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## Step 1 - Create Droplet with Cloudron
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Our Confluence app will be hosted on the droplet which we will create now. A Droplet is basically a virtual server in Digital Ocean.
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I'm assuming that you have created an DA account and created a project. Now, we'll create a droplet with Cloudron app installed.
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On the left side, you'll find __Marketplace__ link under the __Discover__ section.
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1. Click the marketplace link. Search and select __Cloudron__.
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2. Click __Create Couldron Droplet__ button.
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3. Now, you'll see the droplet settings page. As I told you before, Confluence requires minimum 4 GB RAM. Therefore, we should minimum select Basic plan which costs $20/month. Also, we'll choose the closest datacenter to us and create a password as an authentication method.
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At the bottom of the page, we'll click the __Create Droplet__ button. It will start the installation of cloud instance and Cloudron application.
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## Step - 2) Initial Configurations
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We are going to make some domain adjustments. There are two cases for your domain name provider.
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* The nameservers of your domain name are on Digital Ocean.
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* Your nameservers are on another provider.
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In either case, I'll follow the __manual method__ that fits every case.
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#### DNS Settings
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First, visit the project page on Digital Ocean. If any IP number assigned to your instance, note it down. Otherwise, wait till the assignment. For example mine is `46.101.148.85`.
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To make illustration, Let say we have a domain [airporttransfer.ist](https://airporttransfer.ist). We also decided to use a subdomain for the Confluence app, let's say __notes.airporttransfer.ist__.
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Second, Whether your DNS provider is DA or not, visit your domain name provider's website. Go to DNS management page of your domain name.
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Add these two '__A records__' that target the IP number we saved above.
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| Host | Target |
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|------|------|
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| notes | 46.101.148.85 |
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| my.notes | 46.101.148.85 |
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First one is the subdomain name you use with Confluence. Second one is the cloudron panel with a prefix of __my.__
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Save the records.
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You can control whether your domain is pointing to correct IP by visiting __dnschecker.org__. If the __A record__ points to the correct IP, you can proceed. DNS propagation can take some time. Therefore, this process can took time.
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#### Cloudron settings
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Open your browser and paste the IP number of your instance on a new page.
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(__Note__: We have not any secure certificate now.Therefore, your browser will warn you about the privacy. This means your connection is not encrypted end-to-end. Open the advanced settings and proceed with unsafe method.)
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You'll see Cloudron setup page.
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* Write down your domain/subdomain that will be used for Confluence app.
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* Select Manual as DNS Provider.
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Click Next. Now, Cloudron will start to make proper internal configurations. Whet it finishes, you'll fill the admin form.
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#### Confluence Installation
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If we did everyhting right, we see an empt Cloudron page.
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On the upper right menu, click App Store. Before this, you fill the login form of Cloudron.
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Write your credentials and login.
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Search Confluence and install it.
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## Step - 3) Confluence Settings
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I assume that all the settings properly configured. Now, click Confluence app on Cloudron page.
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A setup page welcomes us. Follow the steps below:
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* Select __Product Installation__. If you need __Concluence Questions__ or __Confluence Team Calendars__, please also select them. Click Next.
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* Press __Get an evaluation license__ link and get the license for Confluence Server. Click Next.
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* If you have a database choose __My own database__. Otherwise, you can use built-in database as a temporary solution. Click Next.
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* Wait until the database settings are done. Then, create an empty site.
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* Fill the System Administrator Account.
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* Give your space a name. For example: "Personal Wiki".
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Now, you can use Atlassian Confluence on your domain. You can create a redirection to your space or make your space public. Just configure them on General Configuration.
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