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JIRA Issues Macro
Mail Archiving
Troubleshooting Crashes

Installation Troubleshooting

Solutions to common issues with installing Confluence. Review your logs by opening the Confluence install directory and checking the /logs/catalina.out and /logs/catalina.out files for errors described below. Click on a problem to show the solution.

Confluence window closes immediately when started
Confluence won't start - java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError IntraHibernateAttachmentCopier
Confluence won't start - Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: ...
Confluence won't start - Error creating Confluence Home directory
Confluence won't start - JAVA_HOME environment variable is not defined correctly
Confluence won't start - Port 8080 is in use
Confluence won't start - Error creating bean with name 'scheduler'
Confluence won't start - Error registering bean with name 'fileSystemAttachmentDataDao'
Confluence starts but localhost:8080 times out
Confluence starts but localhost:8080 goes to Tomcat start homepage
Confluence starts but logins fail at login screen
BUILD FAILED message when trying to create an EAR file in Confluence 2.6 or 2.7
Re-trigger the setup wizard

Post-Install Troubleshooting

PDF export fails on Linux with UnsatisfiedLinkError
Custom HTML broken in Look and Feel after saving invalid HTML
Confluence stops responding after some time
Edit page fails with 'DataIntegrityViolationException... Violation of PRIMARY KEY constraint'
Confluence will not start - CommandBridge ClassNotFoundException
View page containing Chart macro throws 'NoClassDefFoundError'
Confluence content or attachments are randomly lost
Cannot install Confluence due to 'NullPointerException in DefaultPluginManager' error
How to resolve the "Unprocessed Continuation Reference" error
Search is not finding my data AND the indexing process does not appear to be completing
Fix 'java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError... Unsupported major.minor version 49.0'
Fix '404' errors in Space tree view
Fix 'Not supported by BasicDataSource' Setup or Startup Error
Cannot send email due to 'javax.mail.NoSuchProviderException' SMTP error
Confluence Unix and X11 Dependencies
Fix 'Page Not Found' errors for pages with spaces in the title
Fix JavaScript browser errors
Dynamic tasklist macro edits fail with ConversionException after JDK upgrade
Cannot register Confluence due to 'License you entered was not valid' error
Fix Case Mismatches in Permissions
Confluence won't start with "Error creating Home directory"
Troubleshooting HTTPS or SSL-related problems
Fix 'Error using thumbnails - No image support in Java runtime'
Fix 'Too many open files' error on Linux by increasing filehandles
Fix Out of Memory errors by Increasing Available Memory
What browsers are supported? I cannot see the Rich Text Editor in my browser
Troubleshooting Character Encodings

General Questions

How much disk space does Confluence need?
Where does Confluence store all its data?
Disable public account signups
Can I run multiple instances of Confluence & connect them to a central database?
Search for User Properties in the Database
Add Spell Checking To Confluence
Migrate Confluence from one database to another
I can not find the "Rich Text" editor. Is the editor part of Confluence 1.4.3?
Disable Profile Pictures showing up in Recently-Updated Macro?
Can I use CamelCaseLinks like they do on WardsWiki?
Share users and groups between Confluence and JIRA
How does Confluence differ from a wiki?
Upgrade My Trial To A Commercial Version
Create a page by passing parameters to a template
Enable public anonymous access
How do I check which spaces have email accounts
How do I Disable Automatic Mail Polling?
Setup email notifications of page updates
How do I prevent personal spaces from being shown on the dashboard
Can Users Edit Individual Sections Within a Page?
Restrict Attachments Based On File Type
Redirect users to a page on login
Getting a License for a Staging Environment
Backup FAQ
List page and space related details for an attachment using attachment name
Change default font, color, or spacing in Confluence
Start Confluence automatically on system startup
Rebuild index from scratch
Add many files to a page at once
Change listen port for Confluence Standalone
Retrieve file attachments from a backup
How do I change the space key?
How Do I Get More Statistics From Confluence?
Copy Or Rename A Space
How do I disable indexing of attachments
How to audit Confluence - enabling user access logging
Installing Confluence Standalone

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