Examples - 11.x
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Overview
This page provides examples for configuring application server-based data sources across different versions of Confluence with varying configurations.
Confluence 8.0 and higher
Confluence 5.8 to Confluence 7.20
These are configuration examples based on Tomcat 8 or higher which is shipped with Confluence versions starting with Confluence 5.8.
Database | Information | JDBC Driver Example | Resource Configuration |
|---|---|---|---|
PostgreSQL | postgresql-9.3-1103.postgresql-42.2.2.jar | <Resource name="jdbc/myDS"
auth="Container"
type="javax.sql.DataSource"
username="confluence"
password="confluence"
maxTotal="25"
maxWaitMillis="10000"
maxIdle="10"
driverClassName="org.postgresql.Driver"
url="jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/confluence"
validationQuery="Select 1"
/> | |
MySQL | mysql-connector-java-5.1.34.jar | <Resource name="jdbc/myDS"
auth="Container"
type="javax.sql.DataSource"
driverClassName="com.mysql.jdbc.Driver"
url="jdbc:mysql://localhost/mydatabase?autoReconnect=true"
username="username"
password="password"
maxTotal="25"
maxWaitMillis="10000"
maxIdle="5"
validationQuery="Select 1"
/>
| |
Oracle | Thin Driver | ojdbc6.jar | <Resource
name="jdbc/myDS"
auth="Container"
type="javax.sql.DataSource"
driverClassName="oracle.jdbc.OracleDriver"
url="jdbc:oracle:thin:@www.some_server.com:1521:mysid"
username="username"
password="password"
connectionProperties="SetBigStringTryClob=true"
maxTotal="25"
maxWaitMillis="10000"
maxIdle="5"
validationQuery="Select 1 from DUAL"
/> |
Oracle Advanced | Thin Driver | ojdbc6.jar | |
Microsoft SQL Server | sqljdbc4.jar | Similar to the other examples here with parameters like the MS SQL Server example on data source profiles. <Resource
name="jdbc/myDS"
auth="Container"
type="javax.sql.DataSource"
driverClassName="com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver"
url="dbc:sqlserver://localhost:1433;database=testing;"
username="username"
password="password"
maxTotal="25"
maxWaitMillis="10000"
maxIdle="10"
validationQuery="Select 1"
/> | |
Derby | derbyclient.jar | <Resource
name="jdbc/myDS"
auth="Container"
type="javax.sql.DataSource"
driverClassName="org.apache.derby.jdbc.ClientDriver"
url="jdbc:derby://localhost:1527/dbname"
username="username"
password="password"
maxActive="20"
maxIdle="10"
validationQuery="Select 1"
/> |
Confluence 5.7 and lower
These are configuration examples based on Tomcat 6 or 7, shipped with Confluence versions before 5.8.
Database | Information | JDBC Driver Example | Resource Configuration |
|---|---|---|---|
PostgreSQL | postgresql-8.2-507.jdbc3.jar | <Resource name="jdbc/myDS"
auth="Container"
type="javax.sql.DataSource"
username="confluence"
password="confluence"
maxActive="100"
maxIdle="10"
driverClassName="org.postgresql.Driver"
url="jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/confluence"
validationQuery="Select 1"
/> | |
MySQL | mysql-connector-java-3.1.14-bin.jar | <Resource name="jdbc/myDS"
auth="Container"
type="javax.sql.DataSource"
driverClassName="com.mysql.jdbc.Driver"
url="jdbc:mysql://localhost/mydatabase?autoReconnect=true"
username="username"
password="password"
maxActive="25"
maxIdle="5"
maxWait="10000"
validationQuery="Select 1"
/>
| |
Oracle | Thin Driver | ojdbc6.jar | <Resource
name="jdbc/myDS"
auth="Container"
type="javax.sql.DataSource"
driverClassName="oracle.jdbc.OracleDriver"
url="jdbc:oracle:thin:@www.some_server.com:1521:mysid"
username="username"
password="password"
connectionProperties="SetBigStringTryClob=true"
maxActive="25"
maxIdle="5"
maxWait="10000"
validationQuery="Select 1 from DUAL"
/> |
Oracle Advanced | Thin Driver | ojdbc6.jar | |
Microsoft SQL Server | jtds-1.2.2.jar | <Resource
name="jdbc/myDS"
auth="Container"
type="javax.sql.DataSource"
driverClassName="net.sourceforge.jtds.jdbc.Driver"
url="jdbc:jtds:sqlserver://mysqlserver:1433/mydatabase"
username="username"
password="password"
maxActive="20"
maxIdle="10"
maxWait="-1"
validationQuery="Select 1"
/> | |
Microsoft SQL Server | sqljdbc4.jar | Similar to the other examples here with parameters like the MS SQL Server example on data source profiles. | |
Derby | derbyclient.jar | <Resource
name="jdbc/myDS"
auth="Container"
type="javax.sql.DataSource"
driverClassName="org.apache.derby.jdbc.ClientDriver"
url="jdbc:derby://localhost:1527/dbname"
username="username"
password="password"
maxActive="20"
maxIdle="10"
validationQuery="Select 1"
/> |
Differences starting with Confluence 5.8
There was a significant change in configuration values between Tomcat versions 7 (before Confluence 5.8) and 8 (after Confluence 5.8). Confluence administrators should review server.xml configuration and make adjustments accordingly.
Max Connections | Default Max Connections | Wait Time for Connection from Pool | Default Wait Time for Connection from Pool | Example Settings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tomcat 8 | maxTotal | 8 | maxWaitMillis (in milliseconds) | -1 (no limit) |
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Tomcat 7 | maxActive | -1 (no limit) | maxWait (in seconds) | 30 (seconds) |
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Why is this important?
Some of our customers have reported slow pages and related problems after upgrading their Confluence versions. This is a likely consequence of running out of connections and having to wait for a connection to become available. The new default of 8 connections are very low for high-volume use cases. This is exacerbated by a no limit wait time, which provides no feedback to page viewer that there is a contention. By reviewing your previous configuration and updating with the new parameters, you should be able to restore the past behavior.
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