Migrating from Scaffolding Server to Scaffolding Cloud

This page outlines the steps to migrate your Scaffolding data from Confluence Server or Data Center to Confluence Cloud. 

Prework

Before you start, read and understand the following information

• understand the macro differences and feature differences between Scaffolding for Confluence Server and Confluence Cloud to have an idea about what the data will look like after migration to Cloud

• your Scaffolding Structure and Live Template macros will be migrated automatically along with Confluence data by using the current version of Atlassian's Cloud migration assistant

Guide

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On completing the steps in this guide, you will have

• upgraded Scaffolding to version 8.25.0 or above

• prepared the Scaffolding data and templates in Server

• performed the migration using latest Confluence Cloud Migration tool

• checked and re-configured your Scaffolding data in Confluence Cloud

Step 1 - Plan out your migration

Follow through with the steps in Step 1 - Plan Out Your Migration (Scaffolding)

Overview

• find and identify the pages that are using the Scaffolding macros

• prepare the Scaffolding data in Server

• prepare a set of test data and a staging instance to perform a pre-migration before performing the production migration OPTIONAL

• schedule the migration window

Step 2 - Proceed with Cloud migration

Follow through with the steps in Step 2 - Proceed with Cloud migration (Scaffolding)

Overview

• have your Confluence Cloud instance ready

• perform the migration using Confluence Cloud Migration Assistant (CCMA) tool

Step 3 - Post-migration Steps

Follow through with the steps in Step 3 - Post-migration Steps (Scaffolding)

Overview

• all pages with Scaffolding macros arrive with a clickable button Migrate Scaffolding - click on this to resume with the migration of the page

• check and compare the results of the migration

Next Steps

• Proceed to Step 1