How to use Confluence license during migration
Platform Notice: Data Center Only - This article only applies to Atlassian products on the Data Center platform.
Note that this KB was created for the Data Center version of the product. Data Center KBs for non-Data-Center-specific features may also work for Server versions of the product, however they have not been tested. Support for Server* products ended on February 15th 2024. If you are running a Server product, you can visit the Atlassian Server end of support announcement to review your migration options.
*Except Fisheye and Crucible
Summary
During the migration planning phase, it is normal to wonder if it is possible to use the same Confluence license on two machines.
This article explains how to use your purchased software license when migrating Confluence between two servers.
Solution
Environment
Confluence Server and Data Center
Information
We can not use the same commercial license on two machines at the same time.
For each software license purchased, it can be applied to only one production site at a time as per the Customer Agreement.
For migrations, please create a Developer license and apply it to your new server, as follows:
Create a new Developer license for the migration.
Assign the Developer license for the new server (the plugins might not work properly because of the different licenses) and perform the migration.
After the migration is done, shut down and decommission the old Production instance.
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