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Install Confluence 6.7.1 from Binary Installer

This tutorial assumes you downloaded the Linux binary installer for Confluence 6.7.1, you have sudo capabilities on an AWS EC2 “free tier” instance along with an AWS RDS “free tier” database of the mysql variety.

Run the installer as root:

sudo ./atlassian-confluence-6.7.1-x64.bin

When prompted, press enter or o to proceed with install:

sudo ./atlassian-confluence-6.7.1-x64.bin 
Unpacking JRE ...
Starting Installer ...
Feb 14, 2018 8:34:35 PM java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences$1 run
INFO: Created user preferences directory.
Feb 14, 2018 8:34:35 PM java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences$2 run
INFO: Created system preferences directory in java.home.

This will install Confluence 6.7.1 on your computer.
OK [o, Enter], Cancel [c]

For this tutorial we are doing a Custom Install so choose that option when prompted:

Choose the appropriate installation or upgrade option.
Please choose one of the following:
Express Install (uses default settings) [1], 
Custom Install (recommended for advanced users) [2, Enter], 
Upgrade an existing Confluence installation [3]

Accept the defaults for install and data locations:

Where should Confluence 6.7.1 be installed?
[/opt/atlassian/confluence]

Default location for Confluence data
[/var/atlassian/application-data/confluence]

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