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Any OS capable of running .NET framework such as:

  • Windows XPXP 
  • Windows 2003
  • Windows Vista, Windows 20087, Windows 78
  • Windows 2008/R2
  • IIS 5-7.56 or newer
  • ASP.NET Development Server
  • WebMatrix
  • .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
  • .NET Framework 4.0
Warning

Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 (and Windows Server 2003 R2) do not support .NET Framework 4.5.

Web Servers

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

.NET Framework

N2 CMS N2CMS 1.5 can also run on .NET Framework 2.0. We recommend that you run N2CMS on the latest version of the .NET framework possible. 

Databases

Supported databases include:

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* 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). To enable this use IIS Manage.. 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://

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search?q=iis+wildcard+mapping

Visual Studio Development

  • Visual Studio

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  • 2012 is recommended for site development with

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  • 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. N2 CMS N2CMS has been tested on unmodified medium trust. It’s recommended you ask the hosting provider before you buy a long-term plan. Find more info online:http://n2cms.com/wiki/Medium%20trust.aspx. 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.