Is synchronising two tree structures in order to merge two confluences necessary?

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Hi all,

I'm trying to merge two different confluences one is on demand and the other one is in aws. So far the steps I believe I need to undertake include:

1) Upgrading confluence A from version 5.4 to 5.5 so that it is the same version as confluence B

2) Exporting confluence A

3) Exporting confluence B

4) Merging the two confluences together into a new instance.

Is there anything else I may need to consider? Would I need to synchronise the tree structure in both the confluences or is this not necessary?

Thanks in advanced!

Jessica Foo · Answer

Hi Jing,

Thanks so much for your response, that really helped me a lot. Another question, if you don't mind providing your insight - How would I sync this with crowd? The previous confluences are both managed by crowd, how would I be able to synch this properly and have all the user data as well.

Thanks in advanced! :)

jing_hwa_cheok · Answer

Hi Jessica,

As far as I know, merging the two instance is best done by exporting all your spaces from one of your instance then import it to another.

Here's what I would suggest you to do.

*  Upgrade Confluence A to the same version as Confluence B
* Export all Confluence A spaces 
* Create a full XML backup for Confluence B
* Import the XML backup for Confluence B into a new Confluence C
* Import all the spaces from Confluence A to new Confluence C

Please note, User installed plugin and users  from Confluence A will not be retained. You will need to reinstall them and recreate the user.

Hope this suggestion helps!

Regards,

Jing Hwa