Installation and Administration Guide

This guide is intended for web administrators and experienced users. Use it to perform the installation procedure of Sitefinity and the initial installation of your license. You will also learn how to create, configure, upgrade, run, and deploy Sitefinity projects. You can create and manage users and roles and set granular permissions. Learn about Sitefinity files and how to change system settings.

• Install Sitefinity
  Learn how to download Sitefinity from Sitefinity website and how to run the installer. Setup the IIS and make other configurations.
• Install the SDK
  Learn how to download and install the Sitefinity SDK.
• Create a project
  Learn how to open the project manager and complete the initial installation of your license. Create your first Sitefinity project or add more projects. Host your projects on IIS, configure them and start working.
• Upgrade
  Learn how to upgrade existing Sitefinity projects, created with a previous version, and use them with the latest Sitefinity version.
• Authentication and single sign-on
  Learn how to setup Windows authentication and single-sign on. What is claims-based authentication and how to revert to forms authentication.
• Load balancing
  Learn how to run Sitefinity in a load balanced environment. Learn how you can utilize your resources by setting up Network Load Balancing or a web farm.
• License management
  Learn how to check the version of Sitefinity you are running and the license you have installed. Update your license or activate a new license.
• Users, roles, and permissions
  Learn how to create Sitefinity users and roles, assign and unassign roles to users, and set permissions for both users and roles.
• File management
  Learn how to manage the files of your project using the UI of Sitefinity.
• Backend labels
  Use this procedure to manage all labels and messages of Sitefinity backend.
• Backend languages
  Learn how to to install existing language packs or to export, translate, and import back all labels and messages.
• System settings
  Learn how to modify the configuration settings entirely through the Sitefinity user interface.
• Deployment
  Learn how to migrate a Sitefinity project from your development machine to a production server, together with all of its files and database.
• Syncing of data
  Learn how to use Sitefinity to synchronize data between different environments.
• The error log file
  Learn how to view the log file where all ASP.NET runtime errors are recorded during system execution.
• Tips for optimizing performance
  Learn how to optimize the performance.
• Migrating your Sitefinity 3.7 project
  Learn how to migrate your Sitefinity 3.7 project to Sitefinity’s latest version.

For more information about the formatting of this guide, see How to read Sitefinity online documentation.