Set up automated backups for your Atlassian Confluence spaces and content.
Configure Atlassian Confluence protection in Commvault using Express Configuration (with a centralized OAuth app) or Custom Configuration (with your own OAuth app).
Configure Atlassian Confluence protection in Commvault using Custom Configuration.
Backup configuration
Start the configuration
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From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Explore > Service catalog.
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On the DevOps tile, click Configure.
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Select Atlassian Confluence, and then click Next.
The Configure Atlassian Confluence App wizard appears.
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Enter a descriptive name for the application, and then click Next.
Create or add the workload environment
Express Configuration
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Select Express Configuration.
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Click Sign in with Atlassian.
Custom Configuration
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Select Custom Configuration.
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Copy the redirect URL displayed on the screen. You will need this URL when creating the OAuth app in Atlassian.
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Create an OAuth app in Atlassian Confluence using the redirect URL you copied.
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Select the The redirect URL for the OAuth app is set to check box.
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For Credentials, create new credentials:
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Click the add button.
The Add credential dialog box appears.
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In Credential name, enter a descriptive name for the credentials.
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In Client ID, enter the client ID for your Atlassian OAuth app.
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In Client secret, enter the client secret for your Atlassian OAuth app.
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Click Save.
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Click Sign in with Atlassian.
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To authorize the app and configure backups, you must be a site admin with Confluence administration permissions.
The Acquire the Confluence app details screen appears, showing the authorization process. At the Waiting on the Confluence app authorization prompt, you are redirected to the Atlassian login page to authorize the OAuth app on your Atlassian account.
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If you are not redirected automatically, click the provided link.
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Log in with your Atlassian account credentials.
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On the Atlassian authorization page:
a. Select your site from the available sites.
b. Review the permissions requested by the Commvault app:
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Access user identity information
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Read and write Confluence spaces
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Read and write pages, folders, and attachments
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Read and write blog posts
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Access site configuration
c. Click Accept to authorize the application.
After successful authorization, you are redirected to the configuration wizard.
The system displays Confluence app details retrieved successfully with the Atlassian app ID and publisher information.
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Click Close.
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Click Next.
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Select Custom Configuration.
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Copy the redirect URL displayed on the screen. You will need this URL when creating the OAuth app in Atlassian.
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Create an OAuth app in Atlassian Confluence using the redirect URL you copied.
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Select the The redirect URL for the OAuth app is set to check box.
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For Credentials, create new credentials:
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Click the add button.
The Add credential dialog box appears.
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In Credential name, enter a descriptive name for the credentials.
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In Client ID, enter the client ID for your Atlassian OAuth app.
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In Client secret, enter the client secret for your Atlassian OAuth app.
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Click Save.
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Click Sign in with Atlassian.
Note
To authorize the app and configure backups, you must be a site admin with Confluence administration permissions.
The Acquire the Confluence app details screen appears, showing the authorization process. At the Waiting on the Confluence app authorization prompt, you are redirected to the Atlassian login page to authorize the OAuth app on your Atlassian account.
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If you are not redirected automatically, click the provided link.
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Log in with your Atlassian account credentials.
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On the Atlassian authorization page:
a. Select your site from the available sites.
b. Review the permissions requested by the Commvault app:
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Access user identity information
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Read and write Confluence spaces
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Read and write pages, folders, and attachments
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Read and write blog posts
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Access site configuration
c. Click Accept to authorize the application.
After successful authorization, you are redirected to the configuration wizard.
The system displays Confluence app details retrieved successfully with the Atlassian app ID and publisher information.
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Click Close.
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Click Next.
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Choose one of the following options for access nodes:
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Select the region (Preferred): Select the region where the Atlassian Confluence data is hosted, and then click Next.
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Select access nodes: Select your own configured access nodes for performing backups.
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If the MSP has configured a workload resource pool in a single region and no access node is configured by the tenant, this step will not appear. Access nodes configured in the workload resource pool are selected automatically.
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Create and assign a backup plan
Select an existing bundled storage plan or create a new bundled storage plan to associate with the Atlassian Confluence app.
Note
- When creating a new plan, if storage resources are configured in the selected region, the region is automatically populated.
- If storage resources are not configured in the selected region, select the region manually. In this case, the MediaAgent you provide will be used as the storage MediaAgent.
Select an existing backup plan or create a new backup plan to associate with the Atlassian Confluence app.
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Specify the spaces to back up.
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In the Content section, review the spaces that you specified.
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Review your selections, and then click Submit to complete the configuration.
Validation
Verify the configuration
Once the configuration completes, navigate to Protect > DevOps > Atlassian Confluence and verify that your Confluence site is listed and displays an active status.
Run a backup
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Navigate to Protect > DevOps.
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Click the DevOps tab.
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On the Atlassian Confluence tab, click the Confluence app.
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In the upper-right, click Backup.
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For Backup level, select the backup type:
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Full
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Incremental
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Synthetic Full
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Click OK.
Confirm that the backup completed successfully
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Go to the Jobs page to monitor the backup progress.
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Ensure the job status reaches Completed with no critical errors. Check the backup health report for a summary of protected objects.
Test a restore
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Open the action menu for your Confluence instance and select Restore.
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Select a test page, document, or space.
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Complete the restore job and verify the item successfully reappears in the Confluence interface.