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title: "Configuration - 7.8x and above"
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> Macro (aura-html)


# <span style="color: #000000">Configure Cache for Confluence</span>

<span style="color: #000000">After upgrading or installing </span><span style="color: #000000">*Cache for Confluence*</span><span style="color: #000000">, to navigate to the Cache for Confluence Configuration page:</span>

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1. <span style="color: #000000">Log in as a user with the system administrator</span> [global permission](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/global-permissions-overview-138709.html).
2. <span style="color: #000000">Enter </span><span style="color: #000000">*Cache*</span><span style="color: #000000"> in the Search box on the top corner of the page.</span>
3. <span style="color: #000000">Select </span><span style="color: #000000">*Cache*</span><span style="color: #000000"> from the resulted list of options. The Cache for Confluence Configuration page is displayed.</span>

<span style="color: #000000">OR</span>

1. <span style="color: #000000">Log in as a user with the system administrator</span> [global permission](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/global-permissions-overview-138709.html)<span style="color: #000000">.</span>
2. <span style="color: #000000">Select </span><span style="color: #000000">**Apps**</span><span style="color: #000000"> from the </span><span style="color: #000000">**Administration**</span><span style="color: #000000"> menu (cog icon: </span>> Macro (inline-media-image)

<span style="color: #000000">) at the top right corner of your screen.</span>
3. <span style="color: #000000">Scroll down to </span><span style="color: #000000">**Bob Swift Configuration**</span><span style="color: #000000"> on the left sidebar, and select </span><span style="color: #000000">**Cache Configuration**</span><span style="color: #000000">.</span>

<span style="color: #000000">The configuration settings are available in the following tabs:</span>

- [Global Configuration](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CACHE/pages/66585687/Configuration+-+7.8x+and+above#Configuration-7.8xandabove-cache_config_globalConfig)
- [Cache Management](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CACHE/pages/66585687/Configuration+-+7.8x+and+above#Configuration-7.8xandabove-cache_config_cacheMgmt)

## > Macro (anchor)

<span style="color: #000000">Global Configuration</span>

<span style="color: #000000">This tab contains global settings that control the behavior of the </span><span style="color: #000000">*Cache for Confluence*</span><span style="color: #000000"> app, more specifically, cache settings for the</span><span style="color: #333333"> </span><span style="color: #333333">[Cache](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CACHE/pages/66585431)</span><span style="color: #333333"> </span><span style="color: #000000">and</span><span style="color: #333333"> </span><span style="color: #333333">[Future](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CACHE/pages/66585491)</span><span style="color: #333333"> </span><span style="color: #000000">macros. Once saved, settings are immediately applied to any macros in use.</span>

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| <span style="color: #000000">**Parameter**</span> | <span style="color: #000000">**Default**</span> | <span style="color: #000000">**Description**</span> |
| --- | --- | --- |
| <span style="color: #000000">Default Retry</span> | <span style="color: #000000">Disabled</span> | <span style="color: #000000">Enable this option to control when the </span><span style="color: #000000">*Cache*</span><span style="color: #000000"> macro must retry to render cached contents. The </span><span style="color: #000000">*Cache*</span><span style="color: #000000"> macro renders previously cached data, if available, instead of displaying an error, and retries on the next cache render request. To override this behaviour in a specific macro, select the relevant option in the macro’s </span><span style="color: #000000">*Retry feature*</span><span style="color: #000000"> parameter.</span> |
| <span style="color: #000000">Default Retry Interval</span> | <span style="color: #000000">15</span> | <span style="color: #000000">Enter the time in seconds that the </span><span style="color: #000000">*Future*</span><span style="color: #000000"> macro must wait, by default, to retry to render contents. This parameter corresponds to the macro’s </span><span style="color: #000000">*Retry interval in seconds*</span><span style="color: #000000"> parameter.</span> |
| <span style="color: #000000">Load Text Option</span> | <span style="color: #000000">Title</span> | <span style="color: #000000">Select an option to control the text to be displayed as the </span><span style="color: #000000">*Future*</span><span style="color: #000000"> macro renders content to the page. The following options are available for selection:</span><br>- <span style="color: #000000">*Title*</span><span style="color: #000000"> - Default value. Displays the macro’s </span><span style="color: #000000">*Title*</span><span style="color: #000000"> parameter value.</span>
- <span style="color: #000000">*Text and Title*</span><span style="color: #000000"> - Displays the default load text followed by the macro’s </span><span style="color: #000000">*Title*</span><span style="color: #000000"> parameter value.</span> |
| <span style="color: #000000">Maximum Number of Entries</span> | <span style="color: #000000">1000</span> | <span style="color: #000000">Enter the number of cache entries to be stored. Entries above this value forces older entries to be removed.</span> |
| <span style="color: #000000">Maximum Cache Size</span> | <span style="color: #000000">100</span> | <span style="color: #000000">Specify the maximum data storage size (in Megabytes) for cache. If this size is exceeded, the older cache entries are removed.</span><br>> ⚠️ <span style="color: #000000">This setting directly impacts JVM memory use.</span> |

## > Macro (anchor)

<span style="color: #000000">Cache Management</span>

<span style="color: #000000">This tab allows administrators to refresh all cached content across all pages.</span>

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| <span style="color: #000000">**Parameter**</span> | <span style="color: #000000">**Description**</span> |
| --- | --- |
| <span style="color: #000000">Expire cache</span> | <span style="color: #000000">Click this button to mark all cached content in all pages as expired. This action forces all </span><span style="color: #000000">*Cache*</span><span style="color: #000000"> macros to refresh their contents when the pages are reloaded. </span> |


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