What is the preferred operating system/hardware platform for Wiki?

Question

We are currently exploring the upgrade from 3.3.3 to get to the latest version and would like to insure the future function by moving to the optimal hardware/operating system, Windows, Linux, Solaris platform. Which would be the preferred configuration?

rrudnicki · Answer

Hi Doug,

There isn’t right or wrong answer to your question.

As my personal opinion, I like the Linux + Postgres and Confluence Standalone. Why?

Because as I’m a Linux guy, I feel more comfortable with this OS. Also, I believe Linux is more customisable than Windows.

I also like Solaris, especially if you are thinking to user containers (I really love that functionality).

I suggested you Postgres because the driver is already embedded into Confluence Package, so you don’t need to download any additional driver (as MySQL) and it is a robust database.

So, your question is very similar like the question “What Linux flavour I should use? Ubuntu, Red Hat, CentOS?” The answer for  these both question is: You should choose the one you feel more comfortable. If the guy (or team) who will support Confluence feel more comfortable with Microsoft + MySQL, then go with it.

There’s only two things you should concern is with Supported Platforms and Hardware Requirements.

Regards,

Renato Rudnicki

Nic Brough -Adaptavist- · Answer

Standard response here is definitely what Davin said about "whatever your organisation is best placed to support".

Given a completely free choice of OS though, first choice is Linux, a very close second would be any other Unix variant and a very distant third place would be Windows.  There's a talk about performance of Atlassian applications from the 2013 summit at https://summit.atlassian.com/archives/2013/inside-the-massive-team/the-not-so-dark-art-if-atlassian-performance-tuning that includes the phrase "but, seriously, run it on Linux"

Davin Studer · Answer

Have you seen Atlassian System Requirements documentation. They give some recommendations.

https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/System+Requirements