Installation on shared hosting server

If you want to deploy Kentico CMS directly to the live server (or generally to a remote server), you need to follow these steps:

 

Install Kentico CMS on your local machine if you haven't done so yet.
Run Kentico CMS Web Installer (you can find it in Start -> All Programs -> Kentico CMS).
Choose to install Kentico CMS on a remote (production or testing) server and enter the path C:\tempsite. Finish the wizard - it only copies the files to the given folder. You do not need to have Visual Studio 2005 installed.
Copy the files from your local folder C:\tempfiles to the root of the web site using FTP. If you want to use a sub-folder, you will need to create a new virtual directory as described in Creating a virtual directory.
Open web browser and navigate to your web site. You will be displayed with Database Setup Wizard.
Go through the wizard and create a new Kentico CMS database on your live server.
At the end of the Database Setup Wizard, choose either to create a new web site or import your existing Kentico CMS web site.

 

 

 

 

 

Installation in Medium Trust Level

 

If you're installing Kentico CMS in medium-trust environment, please read chapters Installation in medium-trust environment and Configuration for Medium Trust environment.

 

Related topics: Deployment to the live server, Configuration for Medium Trust environment