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title: "Anonymous Access"
canonical: "https://support.covectors.io/space/GFCC/1454440462/Anonymous%20Access"
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As Atlassian rolled out the anonymous access mode for Confluence. External users can now access content without requiring a Confluence license. At Vectors, we've put effort into integrating this option within our Glossary for Confluence Cloud app.

Confluence cloud users can now enable external users to view their glossary space content in anonymous mode, providing accessibility to a broader audience.


To enable anonymous mode for Glossary, you need to enable Anonymous Mode in your Confluence Instance.  

- **Enable Global Anonymous Access permissions in your Confluence Instance:**

First, you need to make sure anonymous access is enabled in the Confluence instance global permissions. To do so, follow these steps: ** **


1. Navigate to your Confluence instance.
2. Click on the gear icon (  ) in the top-right corner to open Confluence Administration.
3. Scroll down the left side menu bar, and click “Global Permissions”

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4. Select “Anonymous Access”

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5. Now click on “Edit” and check the “**Use Confluence**” box to enable anonymous access for this instance.
6. You can also choose whether anonymous users can view user profiles of any of your logged-in users by checking the box under **“View User Profile**”.

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7. Finally, Click “Save”

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You are done configuring the Anonymous Access global permissions in your Confluence instance. Now it’s time to enable anonymous access for the Confluence space in which you want to share your Glossary content with external users. 

- **Enable Anonymous Access in your Confluence Space.**

1. Navigate to your Confluence space “Space Settings” > “Space Permissions” > “Anonymous Access”

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2. Click “Edit”


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3. Select actions you want to permit to your users by checking their respective boxes or simply click “ Select All”
4. Finally, Click “Save”


![Anonymous.png](media://163e263c-a0b1-4f0f-8482-9eee7cb87c8a)


And there you have it, you enabled anonymous access to your Confluence space, including your space glossaries. 

Your users can now access the space glossaries without the need for a Confluence license or logging in. They can also view this content in incognito mode. 

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