Server Requirements

Operating System

 

N2CMS runs on .NET Framework 4.5, which runs on the following operating systems.

Server operating systems

Operating system

Supported .NET Framework Version

Additional information

Windows Server 2012 R2

4.5

Includes the .NET Framework 4.5.1

Windows Server 2012 (64-bit edition)

4.5

Includes the .NET Framework 4.5

Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

4.0, 4.5

Supported in the Server Core Role with SP1 or later.

Windows Server 2008 SP2

4.0, 4.5

Not supported in the Server Core Role.

Windows Server 2003 R2 

4.0, 4.5

Dinamico/N2CMS.Razor is not supported because .NET Framework version 4.5 is not available.
Windows Server 2003 or earlierNot supported Not supported 

Client operating systems

N2CMS supports Visual Studio 2010, 2012, and 2013 on the following operating systems:

 

Supported editions

Additional information

Windows 8.1

32-bit and 64-bit

Includes the .NET Framework 4.5.1

Windows 8

32-bit and 64-bit

Includes the .NET Framework 4.5

Windows 7 SP1

32-bit and 64-bit

-

Windows Vista SP2

32-bit and 64-bit

-

 

Web Servers

N2CMS has been tested successfully on the Visual Studio embedded web server, IIS, and IIS Express. 

.NET Framework

N2CMS 1.5 can run on .NET 2.0. We recommend that you run N2CMS on the latest version of the .NET framework possible. 

Databases

Supported databases include:

  • SQL Server 2008 *
  • SQL Server 2008 Express *
  • SQL Server 2005 *
  • SQL Server 2005 Express *
  • SQL Server 2000
  • SqlCe
  • MySQL *
  • SQLite *
  • Firebird
  • Jet
  • DB2
  • Oracle9i
  • Oracle10g

 

* A connection string example for these database engines can be found in web.config. 

Wildcard mapping (IIS 5-6.1)

On IIS 5 to IIS 6.1 wildcard mapping can be enabled to support “extensionless urls” (no ending .aspx on each page address). Wilcard mapping is an IIS feature that enables requests to all types of resources to pass through managed ASP.NET code. This allows N2 CMS to serve pages for pages not ending with .aspx. This is configured slightly differently depending on IIS version. Try searching and pick the version you're using: http://www.google.com/search?q=iis+wildcard+mapping

Visual Studio Development

  • Visual Studio 2012 is recommended for site development with N2CMS.
  • Visual Studio Express can also be used.

Visual Studio 2012 project files are included in the N2CMS source tree.

Shared Hosting

Some users report no problems running in shared hosting under medium trust, others have had problems. N2CMS has been tested on unmodified medium trust. It’s recommended you ask the hosting provider before you buy a long-term plan. Note that N2CMS can be somewhat RAM intensive, and requires a minimum of 64 MB of RAM dedicated to your website. More RAM may be needed depending on the plugins you require or the amount of traffic your website receives. Plug-ins such as site search can also increase the memory requirement.