Server to cloud migration
- Smita Nair
- Harshitha Udayashankar (Inactive) (Deactivated)
This page contains information about migrating your Confluence instance to the cloud. It is possible that some of the app’s functionality is lost after migration. Information about the differences in the features between the server and the cloud, and what gets migrated are mentioned on this page.
Numbered Headings work differently on the Confluence server/data center and Confluence cloud because of the different integration points these platforms provide. This causes a difference in available functionality and what data is migrated when you move to the cloud.
All global configuration formatting and space level formatting data are migrated from server to cloud. Available from app server version 3.1.3 and cloud version 1.0.8-A.C.
All pages and spaces with numbering are migrated to the cloud without issues but they are no longer numbered.
Page includes in the macro are not supported on the cloud. They work as usual after the migration but without numbered headings.
Differences between server and cloud versions
The table below shows a list of functionalities available when you use Numbered Headings in your cloud instance.
Page includes are not supported on the cloud due to missing integration points for them.
Space numbering is currently not available. Please contact us if you are interested in this feature for the cloud.
Feature | Server/Data Center | Cloud | Points to note |
|---|---|---|---|
Macro numbering | ✅ | ✅ | The Numbered Headings macro is compatible with all hosting options and continues to work after the migration. All you need to do is install the app on your cloud instance. |
Export pages with numbering | ✅ | ✅ |
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Blueprint integration | ✅ | ✅ |
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Table of Contents compatibility | ✅ | ✅ |
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Page numbering | ✅ | ✅ | Page numbering is supported on the cloud (launched in April 2021). Migrated pages that have page numbering continue to work as expected with their headings. |
Space numbering | ✅ | ✅ |
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Page includes | ✅ | ⚠️ | Page include macros that are placed inside of the Numbered Headings macro are no longer numbered. The content of these included pages is shown within the macro on the page without being numbered. |
Custom format | ✅ | ✅ | The Custom format in the cloud does not support Starting heading and Skip headings fields. |
You can find documentation for the cloud version here: Numbered Headings for Cloud.
How to migrate
You can use the Confluence Cloud Migration Assistant to migrate your content to the cloud. There are no additional steps required to migrate Numbered Headings; all you need to do is install the app (read installation instructions) on the cloud instance.
Support
If you have any questions regarding the cloud migration, you can reach out to our Support team.