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mysql> create database confluence CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin;
mysql> grant all privileges GRANT SELECT,INSERT,UPDATE,DELETE,CREATE,DROP,ALTER,INDEX on confluence.* to confluence@localhost identified by '*******';
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

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Follow the required steps (remember path to Confluence_HomeInstall and Confluence_DataHome) and connect to the tomcat instance started; if the MySQL Driver can be found, restart the Tomcat.

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This file is found in Confluence_DataHome

Change the number of Database connections to higher than standard

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This file is found in the Confluence_HomeInstall/bin

Read Garbage Collector Performance Issues for settings

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This file is found in Confluence_HomeInstall/conf

Binding to a fixed IP Address, add the address= to the connector. Also the port= can be changed (Under Linux only root can bond to 0-1023):

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If the Tomcat needs to travel through symbolic links on the filesystem, add the allowLinking="true" to the context:

Tomcat 7.X - This is in server.xml

<Context path="" docBase="../confluence" debug="0" reloadable="false" useHttpOnly="true" allowLinking="true">

Tomcat 8.X - This is in context.xml

<Context>
  <Resources allowLinking="true" />
</Context>

If the Confluence instance need to run below root /, change the path= parameter:

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Make sure Confluence is not running as root (for security reasons); look at Confluence_HomeInstall/bin/user.sh for a username:

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Finally, make sure the confluence user has access:

cd Confluence_HomeInstall
sudo chown -R confluence:confluence confluence
 
cd Confluence_DataHome
sudo chown -R confluence:confluence confluence-data

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There are good reasons for using an Apache or Traffic Manager in fron front of the Confluence Installation, some are:

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Set up logrotate to avoid ever growing catalina.out log file. Here Confluence_Home is Install is /opt/confluence, logs are rotated daily and keept for 7 days:

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