Getting Started with Confluence - Atlassian Confluence 5 Essentials - page 7

In the following exercise, we will be installing and configuring a fresh Confluence
instance that will be ready for production. We will be using the standalone bundle,
and the installation will be based upon the Windows platform. If you are planning
on using a different operating system, please refer to https://confluence.
atlassian.com/display/DOC/Installing+Confluence for details on installing
Confluence on that specific platform.
In this exercise we will:
• Install a fresh instance of Confluence
• Configure Confluence to use a relational database
• Configure Confluence to send e-mail notifications
• Configure Confluence as an auto-start Windows service so that it
starts automatically
We will continue to use this Confluence instance in other chapters and exercises as
we prepare Confluence for usage within your own organization.
For our implementation, we will be using:
• Confluence standalone distribution 5.1.0
• PostgreSQL 9.0
• Java Development Kit 7 update 9
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
Installing Java
Confluence requires Java to be installed on the system, so this is our first step.
Confluence 5.1 requires the latest update of JDK 7. If you are installing a different
version of Confluence, make sure if JDK 7 is supported. Your choice between a
32-bit or 64-bit version depends on the amount of memory you want to allocate to
Confluence; if it's more then 4 GB, pick the 64-bit version as 4 GB is the upper limit
for the 32-bit version.
Currently, it is only possible to install Confluence as a Windows service if it is
running on a 32-bit Java version.
Perform the following steps to install Java on your system:
1. Download the latest version of 32-bit JD K 7 from http://www.oracle.com/
technetwork/java/javase/downloads/i ndex.html .
2. Double-click on the downloaded installation file to start the
installation wizard.