Set up Confluence Cloud
Get the high-level details you need to set up your Confluence Cloud site in order to meet your team's needs.
Spaces are Confluence's way of organizing content into meaningful categories. Think of them like different folders where you can store your work.
You, and every Confluence user, can also set up a personal space, which you can keep private or make public so others can view and edit the content. Personal spaces are listed along with regular spaces in the space directory. You can also find personal spaces in the people directory and under your user profile.
Create as many spaces as you need to get things done:
Team spaces – Give each team (QA, HR, Engineering, Support, and so on) their own space so they can focus and make their information easier for everyone to find.
Project spaces – Put all the information related to your project in one place. This allows everyone to work together in Confluence instead of emailing back and forth.
Personal space – Store everything you're working on individually, keep your to-do lists, and polish any content before you move it into another shared space.
To learn how more about creating your personal space, see Customize your personal space
Stay up to date with spaces
Administer spaces
If you have admin permissions for a space you can:
Space Permissions
Some things we should make clear about space admin permissions:
The person who creates a space automatically has admin permissions for that space.
Space admins can grant admin permissions to others.
Space admins don't have to be Confluence admins and can have special permissions for a single space. For example, you are the admin for your personal space, no matter what kind of access you have anywhere else.
Want more ideas for using spaces? Check out our kickass guides on how to:
Create a blank space
Set up a space.
Customize your personal space
Find out how to customize and use the personal space created for you in Confluence
Create a space from a template
Use purpose-built space templates to get a jumpstart on the creation of a new space.
Choose a space key
Understand what a space key is and how to choose one that makes sense.
Navigate spaces
Learn how spaces are set up and how to get around in them.
Organize your space
Set up your space to meet the needs of your team or project mates.
Find pages in a space
Find the right page in your space by seeing more info at a glance
Customize your space's overview
Create a useful landing page for your space.
Use labels to categorize spaces
Use labels to tag pages so that people can find the right content quickly.
Customize your space
Control what people see in your space's sidebar and determine the look and feel of your space.
Archive a space
Learn about archiving spaces and how to use it effectively.
Delete a space
Understand when deleting a space is the right choice.
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