Startup check: Confluence database driver missing

Platform Notice: Data Center Only - This article only applies to Atlassian products on the Data Center platform.

Note that this KB was created for the Data Center version of the product. Data Center KBs for non-Data-Center-specific features may also work for Server versions of the product, however they have not been tested. Support for Server* products ended on February 15th 2024. If you are running a Server product, you can visit the Atlassian Server end of support announcement to review your migration options.

*Except Fisheye and Crucible

Confluence needs a database driver to connect to your database. To make the driver for your database available to Confluence:

  1. Download and extract the appropriate driver .jar file - see Database JDBC Drivers for a list of supported drivers.

  2. Drop the .jar file in your <installation-directory>/confluence/WEB-INF/lib directory.

  3. Restart Confluence.

Updated on April 8, 2025
Platform
Data Center only
Product
Confluence Data Center

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