Important information for migrating between platforms
Since the origins of the Cloud and Server/Data Center versions of Confluence are the same, the underlying REST API platform that the CLI depends on is largely the same, including the same underlying constructs and concepts. The same Confluence CLI client supports both Cloud and Server/Data Center instances. The interface definition and abstraction are identical. We intend to maintain this level of compatibility as much as possible in the future as well.
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There may be actions or capabilities that are only available on Cloud or specific releases of Server or Data Center. The vast majority of functions are the same. However, there are some cases where there are differences, and those differences may change depending on the Confluence Server version.
Specific differences
Authorization and user management-related actions:
There are underlying differences in the available information and actions that can be completed.
Specifically, Cloud uses Atlassian ID, which is significantly different from standard Confluence Server user management. Also, Cloud supports and recommends using Atlassian API tokens in place of passwords. Using the CLI requires users to generate the appropriate key for their Atlassian ID.Add and remove application link actions only apply to Server.
Migration planning
You can approach migration in a similar way to an application upgrade:
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