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Confluence Outline

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Outline is an open-source Confluence alternative. Fast, Markdown-based, self-hostable. Much better search and writing experience.

Estimated: 2-6h · 5 steps
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Step 1: Deploy Outline

Self-host with Docker or use Outline Cloud.

docker pull outlinewiki/outline && cp .env.sample .env && docker compose up -d
Step 2: Export from Confluence

Confluence: Space Settings → Content Tools → Export → HTML or XML format.

Step 3: Convert content

Use confluence-to-outline CLI or manually copy important pages. Confluence macros don't convert cleanly — review each page.

npx @outline/migrate confluence ./export.xml
Step 4: Set up authentication

Outline supports Slack, Google, Microsoft, OIDC SSO. Configure in the admin settings.

Step 5: Invite team

Invite team members via email or SSO. Recreate permission structure.

Key documentation migrated, team can access and edit, search works