Today, I will show you how to install Orchard CMS with WebMatrix. If you don’t have WebMatrix, you can download it first from Microsoft site.

WebMatrix currently gives you three options for creating a new website:


1) Site From Web Gallery

2) Site From Template
3) Site From Folder.



The
Site From Web Gallery Option is a portal into a number of Web Applications based on the .NET Framework. You will find some really nice ASP.NET Content Management Systems ( CMS ) that you can use to power your website. Of course, in this case we are interested in our favorite ASP.NET CMS, Orchard!

Once you choose Orchard CMS from the Web Gallery and give your new Orchard Website a name, click the next button to continue the process of installing Orchard CMS on your PC.




The next step is to confirm the download location and accept the Orchard CMS license. Click on I Accept to begin the download and installation of Orchard CMS on your PC.




WebMatrix will begin to download and install Orchard CMS into the
My Websites Directory under the name you called your new Orchard Website. Once download and installation is complete, you will be greeted with your final step.



Click OK! Congratulations, you have now successfully installed Orchard onto your PC.


You can now run your new Orchard Website within WebMatrix for the first time and begin configuring it based on your needs.




By default, Orchard includes a built-in database that you can use without installing a separate database server. However, if you are running SQL Server or SQL Server Express, you can configure Orchard to use either of those products instead by specifying a connection string. Optionally, you can enter a table prefix so that multiple Orchard installations can share the same database but keep their data separate.




The setup screen also includes a section where you can choose an Orchard recipe to set up your site. You can choose from the following Orchard recipes:


-
Default. Sets up a site with frequently used Orchard features.
- Blog. Sets up a site as a personal blog.
- Core. Sets up a site that has only the Orchard framework for development use.

<image>


Hope this tutorial help you. If you’re looking for Orchard CMS hosting, please visit our site at
http://www.hostforlife.eu. Find us also at Microsoft site, http://www.microsoft.com/web/hosting/HostingProvider/Details/953.