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Requirements

Ideally you would run DotNetNuke from a Windows 2003 platform, including IIS 6 as a webserver (Win 2000 and IIS 5 is possible but less preferable).

Depending on the DNN versions you would like to run (DNN 3.* or DNN 4.* available now) you will have to have the .net Framework version 1.* or 2.* installed on the webserver. DNN 4. will only run on the 2.* framework, dnn 3.* on both.


Help/DotNetnuke setup

- To run the DNN cms v. 3.3.2. the following hardware/software is needed:
* a server running Windows 2000 or 2003 Operating System
* .Net framework v1.1.4322 or v2.0.50727 installed on the (web)server
* IIS 5.0 or 6.0 (webserver)
* Ms Sql server 2000 or 2005 (database)

If using Windows 2000 - IIS5: - the {Server}/ASPNET user account must have Read, Write, and Change Control of the root application directory ( this allows the application to create files/folders )

If using Windows 2003 - IIS6: - the {Server}/NetworkService user account must have Read, Write, and Change Control of the root application directory ( this allows the application to create files/folders )

- For security and performance reasons preferably the database should be running from a different machine than the webserver, although they could run from the same server.

- To install the DNN cms it must be possible to ftp the webfiles to the webserver.

- It must be possible to access the Ms Sql database from the (aspx) webfiles.

- An emtpy database could be created separately by a hostingprovider (in case you don't run your won server), but it must be possible to access the database either through a webenabled client or rather directely from Ms Sqlserver Enterprise manager or Ms Studio Express 2005.

(Note: this is mainly for maintenance reasons; the initial creation of tables etc. will be done automatically from the webpages).

- For a start you would need webspace for a database of about 50 Mb.

- The DNN webfiles take about 15 Mb. of webspace.

If you are planning to develop DotNetNuke portal my advice would be to get hosting that has experience with DNN. This will save you a lot of time.

Have fun