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title: "Migration from Data Center to Cloud"
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> Macro (aura-html)

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

<span style="color: #000000">Before migrating your </span>[<span style="color: #000000">Markdown for Confluence</span>](https://bobswift.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/MARKDOWN)<span style="color: #000000"> </span><span style="color: #000000">app content from server to cloud, we recommend reading </span>[<span style="color: #000000">this Atlassian article</span>](https://confluence.atlassian.com/cloud/plan-your-cloud-migration-972349846.html)<span style="color: #000000"> </span><span style="color: #000000">to plan your migration. </span>

> ⚠️ <span style="color: #000000">Administrators must ensure that the following feature flag is enabled in the server instance as a part of the pre-migration setup:</span>
> ⚠️ 
> ⚠️ - `migration-assistant.app-migration.feature`<span style="color: #000000">: </span>***<span style="color: #000000"><Confluence_URL>/admin/darkfeatures.action</span>***
> ⚠️ 
> ⚠️ <span style="color: #000000">Refer to the </span>[<span style="color: #000000">Getting started</span>](https://developer.atlassian.com/platform/app-migration/getting-started/setup/)<span style="color: #000000"> page from Atlassian for more information about the prerequisites for the migration.</span>

<span style="color: #000000">This page explains:</span>

- <span style="color: #000000">Migration process</span>
- <span style="color: #000000">Differences between the server/DC and cloud version of the app</span>

# <span style="color: #000000">Migration process</span>

- <u><span style="color: #000000">Confluence instance migration</span></u><span style="color: #000000"> - </span><span style="color: #000000">Use the </span>[<span style="color: #000000">Confluence Cloud Migration Assistant</span>](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1219672/confluence-cloud-migration-assistant?_ga=2.79281814.385750282.1572431071-748161253.1533556773&_gac=1.40698390.1571216476.EAIaIQobChMIsKTIr7Wg5QIVjA4rCh3XxAOtEAAYASAAEgKDgPD_BwE)<span style="color: #000000"> app to migrate everything you need from Confluence server to cloud. </span>[<span style="color: #000000">Confluence Cloud Migration Assistant</span>](https://confluence.atlassian.com/cloud/cloud-migration-assistant-for-confluence-973486571.html)<span style="color: #000000"> explains in detail the step-by-step procedure to migrate the required content.</span>
- <u><span style="color: #000000">App installation</span></u><span style="color: #000000"> - Install the app from Marketplace.</span>

> ⚠️ **On completion of migration from version 3.6.0:**
> ⚠️ 
> ⚠️ - <span style="color: #000000">All global configuration and profile data in the Configuration page are transferred from the server instance to the cloud instance as specified in the Cloud Migration Assistant wizard.</span>
> ⚠️ - <span style="color: #000000">Points to note about profile data migration:</span>
> ⚠️   - <span style="color: #000000">For profiles with distinct names on the server</span><span style="color: #000000">/DC</span><span style="color: #000000"> and cloud instances, the profiles from both server</span><span style="color: #000000">/DC</span><span style="color: #000000"> and cloud instances are combined and listed under </span>***<span style="color: #000000">Configuration > Profiles</span>***<span style="color: #000000"> as-is.</span>
> ⚠️   - <span style="color: #000000">For profiles with the same name in both server</span><span style="color: #000000">/DC</span><span style="color: #000000"> and cloud instances, the profile configurations available on the server</span><span style="color: #000000">/DC</span><span style="color: #000000"> overwrites the profile configuration on the cloud instance. Thus, only one copy of the profile configuration, taken from the server</span><span style="color: #000000">/DC</span><span style="color: #000000">, is available on the cloud, and the original configuration details on the cloud are overwritten. </span>
> ⚠️ - <span style="color: #000000">If multiple migrations are performed on the same cloud instance, the latest migration takes precedence.</span>
> ⚠️ - <span style="color: #000000">Any subsequent migrations performed on the same cloud instance only adds or merges the data, but does not delete any existing data.</span>

> ℹ️ **Important information:**
> ℹ️ 
> ℹ️ - <span style="color: #000000">The migration of data from server to cloud is an independent process from app installation or configuration in your cloud instance. We recommend that administrators verify that all your data (configuration as well as your Confluence pages) are displayed properly after the migration process is completed. Please </span>[<span style="color: #000000">report any issues</span>](https://bobswift.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/HTML/pages/1003685136/Help+and+Support+-+Cloud) <span style="color: #000000">immediately after looking through the known problem list.</span>
> ℹ️ - <span style="color: #000000">We capture certain details, excluding private user data or any personally identifiable information, during the migration process to help us improve our app continually. Refer to</span> [<span style="color: #000000">Analytics data</span>](https://bobswift.atlassian.net/wiki/x/NQYrP)<span style="color: #000000"> to know more about the what information is collected. </span>
> ℹ️ - Due to the architecture of Confluence cloud, the cloud app macros cannot access any of the private repositories maintained on Enterprise servers. Pages that refer to such repositories or locations after migration will show errors as the content cannot be accessed.

# > Macro (anchor)

<span style="color: #000000">Differences between server/DC and cloud versions</span>

<span style="color: #000000">All the macros available in the server/DC version are supported in the cloud version as well. The following table lists the macros' parameters and features that work differently in server and cloud:</span>

| <span style="color: #000000">**Parameter/Feature**</span> | <span style="color: #000000">**Server**</span> | <span style="color: #000000">**Cloud**</span> | <span style="color: #000000">**Notes**</span> |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| <span style="color: #000000">URL whitelisting</span> | <span style="color: #000000">Supported natively by Confluence and configured using the </span>[<span style="color: #000000">Global Configuration</span>](https://bobswift.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/MARKDOWN/pages/1020138911/Configuration+-+Cloud)<span style="color: #000000"> page</span> | <span style="color: #000000">Administrators must manually whitelist the URLs in the </span>[<span style="color: #000000">Global Configuration</span>](https://bobswift.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/MARKDOWN/pages/1020138911/Configuration+-+Cloud)<span style="color: #000000"> page, because Confluence cloud does not natively support URL whitelisting.</span> | <span style="color: #000000">For more information, refer to </span>[<span style="color: #000000">CLOUD-2636</span>](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CLOUD-2636?_ga=2.132608974.1394606258.1569218293-232908448.1565943714)<span style="color: #000000">.</span> |
| <span style="color: #000000">Rendering Markdown content having angle quotes</span> | <span style="color: #000000">Supported</span> | <span style="color: #000000">Not supported</span> | <span style="color: #000000">For updates on this feature, refer to</span> [MARKDOWN-388](https://bobswift.atlassian.net/browse/MARKDOWN-388). |
| <span style="color: #000000">Rendering links with spaces between text and link</span> | <span style="color: #000000">Supported</span> | <span style="color: #000000">Not supported</span> | <span style="color: #000000">For updates on this feature, refer to</span> [MARKDOWN-387](https://bobswift.atlassian.net/browse/MARKDOWN-387). |
| <span style="color: #000000">Linking pages to other applications using </span><span style="color: #000000">AppLinks</span> | <span style="color: #000000">Supported</span> | <span style="color: #000000">Not supported</span> | <span style="color: #000000">For updates on this feature, refer to </span>[MARKDOWN-375](https://bobswift.atlassian.net/browse/MARKDOWN-266). |
| <span style="color: #000000">Exporting a page as an attachment, or, as a PDF or Word formats</span> | <span style="color: #000000">Supported</span> | <span style="color: #000000">Not </span><span style="color: #000000">supported</span> | <span style="color: #000000">For updates on exporting a page as an attachment feature, refer to</span> [MARKDOWN-216](https://bobswift.atlassian.net/browse/MARKDOWN-216).<br><span style="color: #000000">For updates on exporting a page in PDF or Word formats feature, refer to</span> [MARKDOWN-264](https://bobswift.atlassian.net/browse/MARKDOWN-264). |
| <span style="color: #000000">Using customized CSS for tables in macros</span> | <span style="color: #000000">Supported</span> | <span style="color: #000000">Not supported</span> | <span style="color: #000000">For updates on this feature, refer to</span> [MARKDOWN-261](https://bobswift.atlassian.net/browse/MARKDOWN-261) |

<span style="color: #000000">Please note that all the other parameters function the same in both versions of the app.</span>

# <span style="color: #000000">Problem reporting</span>

<span style="color: #000000">If you experience any problems or behavior changes that are unexpected, refer to </span>[<span style="color: #000000">Help</span>](https://bobswift.atlassian.net/wiki/display/info/Help)<span style="color: #000000"> and open a ticket with us. This helps us identify and prioritize fixes and improvements.</span>