In this post I'll show you:
- what applications are required to run umbraco,
- how to configure umbraco,
- how to create first simple website.
To run umbraco you need Windows operationg system, IIS web server, .NET Framework 2.0, ASP.NET AJAX 1.0 and Microsoft SQL Server. I will show you how to install everything in video, but first download all required components. You can get .
NET Framework 2.0, A
SP.NET AJAX 1.0 and
SQL Server 2005 Express from
Microsoft Download Center.
When all components are installed then you are ready to install umbraco. First download package from
umbraco codeplex website. If you have Windows Vista or 2003 you can use
installer, otherwise download
zip package. It is recommended that you install umbraco as separate webiste. If you have Windows XP I recommend that you use
XP PRO IIS Admin application from
jetstat. This application allows you to configure more than one website on Windows XP.
You have to configure IIS that http://localhost will point to umbraco website. You can also change port number or create new row in c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts file. Keep this in mind when you wants to access umbraco for first time.
In the following video you can see how to install umbraco on Windows 2003 and how to create very simple website.
In next post I will show you more advanced scenarios. We will look at document types, template hierarchy, macros (XSLT, user controls)...
posted @ Tuesday, March 18, 2008 12:25 PM