I need to store the confluence-init.properties in a different folder

Question

Hello,

I am working with Linux and the latest Confluence version 4.2

For some reasons I want to store  the confluence-init.properties outside the /opt/confluence/current/confluence/WEB-INF/classes/ folder.

When I stored the file in a different place in the local filesystem and created a symbolic in the folder  /opt/confluence/current/confluence/WEB-INF/classes/  Confluence starts not any longer.

Is there a possibility in Confluence to set the path to Confluence-Data/ (and nothing else you will find in the file confluence-init.properties)?

In Jira and Fisheye I have the possibility to set the home directory via an enviroment variable.

I studied the manual and asked some search engines but did not find anything. Has anyone an idea for a workarround?

regards from Hamburg,  Kai

unknown · Answer

Hi Robin,

thank you for answering.

Hardlinks don't work beyond partition borders. So you can't store your target on another partition (which was my intention).

The attribute in Tomcat (allowLinking) could be the solution. But I don't like it because I am not shure if this attribute survives the next tomcat update. My installion will run some years and it is not usual editing the tomcat attributes. I am shure the guy that replaces me will find this modification ...  :-)

I hope that the Atlassian developers will change the Confluence code similar to Jira and Fisheye where I have the possibility to set the home directory via an enviroment variable.

unknown · Answer

Not sure with validity of your setup (same as Jobin), but * in linux you could use the hard link instead * in tomcat definition context use attribute allowLinking

Jobin Kuruvilla [Adaptavist] · Answer

You cannot have 2 instances sharing the same data directory. If you are trying for a clustered solution, use confluence cluster which needs a separate license!