DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT

Follow these steps to get started with in a development environment depending 
on the download type you picked.


A. Example package (unzip & go)
 * Unzip the package
 * Copy Libraries\System.Data.SQLite.dll into N2CMS\bin
 * Find a solution file (.sln) in a sub-directory and open it
 * Compile and run the application (Ctrl+F5)
 * A browser starts, and you can manage content via /n2/ (log in: admin/changeme)

B. Templates package

B1. (unzip & go)
 * Same procedure as A (example package)
 * Run Prepare.bat

B2. (Web Platform Installer)
 * Start IIS Manager
 * Right-click on Sites\Default Web Site and select Deploy\Import Application...
 * Follow the instructions in the wizard (if you select SQLite you will need to 
   manually copy Libraries\System.Data.SQLite.dll into N2CMS\bin)

C. Complete Sources package

 * Unzip the package
 * Find a batch file "Prepare_Dependencies.bat" and double-click
 * Open "src\N2.Sources-vs2010.sln"
 * Right-click on the N2.Templates.Mvc (or N2.Templates for WebForms) project 
   and "Set it as StartUp Project"
 * Compile and run the application (Ctrl+F5)
 * A browser starts, and you can manage content via /n2/ (log in: admin/changeme)


MOVE TO SERVER ENVIRONMENT

The development environment is set up to use SQLite embedded database engine.
In production MySQL or SQL Server are better choices.

 * Open your project in Visual Studio
 * Right-click on the web application project and select "Publish..."
 * Publish to a local directory
 * Go to this directory and copy the N2 management files to it. These files can 
   be downloaded separately and most of them resize below the /N2/ subdirectory
 * Open web.config in the local directory and:
   * update the connection string
   * change the "admin" password to something really hard to figure out
 * Remove bin/System.Data.SQLite.dll
 * Open an FTP client and upload the files to the server
 * Browse to the site, you should be automatically redirected to the on-line 
   installation page (otherwise the path is /n2/installation/)
 * Follow the instructions in the wizard. It's also possible to export content 
   from your development environment and use it on step 4. in the wizard.
 * If the hosting provider run in medium trust you can find hints here: http://n2cms.com/wiki/Medium%20trust.aspx