Create a new or select an existing project

You can deploy an already existing project or create a new project locally and then deploy it.

1. Open Sitefinity Project Manager.
2. Create a new project or select one of your existing projects.
   For more information about creating a new project, see Creating a project and installing a license and Configuring and starting a project.

   NOTE: When you configure the new project, on the database configuration screen, select Microsoft SQL Server to work locally. Later, you will migrate the local database to SQL Azure.

   If your existing project is not in the Project Manager, you must add it. For more information, see Functions of Sitefinity Project Manager.

3. Select your project in the Project Manager and click Edit in Visual Studio button in the toolbar.
   For more information, see Functions of Sitefinity Project Manager.
   Microsoft Visual Studio opens.

   RECOMMENDATION: Before proceeding further, we recommend you to remove the project from the Project Manager or the IIS, because after the DataConfig.config is changed (as described below) using the website locally will actually modify your production SQL Azure database.