Below are some important notes on upgrading to Confluence 3.1.1. Confluence 3.1.1 is a recommended upgrade which fixes a number of issues. For more details, please read the Confluence 3.1.1 Release Notes.
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Upgrade Procedure
If you are already running a version of Confluence, please follow these instructions to upgrade to the latest version:
- Before you upgrade, we strongly recommend that you back up your
confluence.home
directory and database. - If your version of Confluence is earlier than 3.1.0, read the release notes and upgrade guides for all releases between your version and the latest version. In particular:
- Please read the Confluence 3.1.1 Release Notes.
- If you are upgrading from 2.1 or earlier, please pay careful attention to the 2.2 release notes.
- Download the latest version of Confluence.
- Follow the instructions in the Upgrade Guide.
Useful Plugins
Before installing a plugin into your Confluence site, please check the plugin's information page to see whether it is supported by Atlassian, by another vendor, or not at all. See our guidelines on plugin support.- Appfire's Upgrade Assistant for Confluence (UAC) is a commercial plugin that simplifies the upgrade process into an easy-to-use wizard.