Configure User Management

Choose how Confluence should manage its users.

Manage Users and Groups within Confluence

Confluence will maintain its own database of users and groups. If you are unsure, choose this option. You can always change the user management configuration after Confluence has been set up.

If you are planning to connect to an LDAP or Crowd server, you should choose this option, and complete your user management configuration after Confluence is set up. Learn more about configuring LDAP integration.

Manage Users and Groups with Jira

If you have Jira 4.3 or later, Confluence can use Jira for user management. This is not recommended for more than 500 users. Learn more about configuring Jira integration.