Databases Reference
In-Depth Information
Set up the System Administrator account and make sure you remember the
username/password, because Confluence only stores the hashed value of
your password. You will not be able to retrieve it.
Confluence is now ready for use; you can either start using it or continue
configuring. As for this exercise, we want to continue and set up the e-mail server,
so choose
Continue configuration.
. After logging in with your system administrator
account, you will see the Confluence Administrator console.
Setting up the e-mail server
Log in to Confluence and go to the
Administration Console
by going to
Administration
|
Confluence Admin
. You might have to log in another time due
to Confluence's
WebSudo
. WebSudo prevents other people from accessing the
administrator console, if you left your machine unattended, for example.
In
Administration Console
, select
Mail Servers
in the left menu. Select
Add a new
SMTP mail server
to add a new SMTP mail server that Confluence will use to send
notifications and password resets.
