Storage Optimizer for Confluence

Install the app

Requirements, installation steps, and the permissions Storage Optimizer requests.

Requirements

  • Confluence Cloud. The app is built on Atlassian Forge and does not run on Data Center or Server.
  • Permission to install apps on the site, which normally means a Confluence or site administrator.

Install

  1. Open Settings → Apps → Find new apps in Confluence, or go to the listing on the Atlassian Marketplace.
  2. Search for Storage Optimizer for Confluence.
  3. Select Get app and confirm the permissions.

Not yet published

The Marketplace listing is not live yet. This page will carry the direct link once it is.

Permissions it asks for

Confluence shows this list during installation. Each one exists for a specific call:

PermissionWhat it is for
read:confluence-content.summaryList content and read its metadata
read:confluence-space.summaryAttribute storage to the right space
search:confluenceFind attachments across a space or the site
read:attachment:confluenceRead the size of each attachment version
read:page:confluenceScan page bodies for attachment references
write:confluence-contentDelete a superseded attachment version
delete:attachment:confluenceDelete an attachment you selected

Broader permissions were available for several of these and were deliberately not requested. The app declares no outbound network access at all, which is why Atlassian grants it the Runs on Atlassian designation: there is no path by which your content can reach a system the vendor operates.

App permissions goes through them one by one: the exact call behind each, and why a narrower permission would not have worked.

Who can use it after install

The app acts through the Confluence API as the signed-in user. It can show and delete only what that user could already reach in Confluence itself. Installing the app grants nobody access they did not already have.

Updates

Forge apps update automatically on your site. If a new version changes the permissions it requests, Confluence asks an administrator to approve the change before it takes effect.

Uninstall

Go to Settings → Apps → Manage apps, select the app and choose Uninstall. Attachments and versions you already removed are not restored — deletions are Confluence operations, not app state.

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