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Install Sitefinity CMS

Depending on how you want to use Sitefinity there are the following installation paths:

Type of pages Description Backend Frontend

ASP.NET Core

In this case, you install Sitefinity CMS with a lighter NuGet package that runs only ASP.NET Core pages and then connect it with the ASP.NET Core Renderer.

RECOMMENDATION: For new projects, we recommend using the ASP.NET Core mode and use ASP.NET Core pages only.

Sitefinity CMS
(running on ASP.NET framework 4.8)

Sitefinity ASP.NET Core Renderer
(running on ASP.NET Core,
rendering ASP.NET Core pages)
Setup: Install Sitefinity in ASP.NET Core mode

ASP.NET Core

ASP.NET MVC

In this case, you install Sitefinity CMS with a lighter NuGet package that runs only ASP.NET Core pages and then connect it with the ASP.NET Core Renderer.

RECOMMENDATION: We recommend using this mode to migrate MVC to ASP.NET Core pages.
For more information, see Migrate from MVC to ASP.NET Core.

Sitefinity CMS
(running on ASP.NET framework 4.8)

Sitefinity ASP.NET Core Renderer
(running on ASP.NET Core,
rendering ASP.NET Core pages)

Sitefinity CMS (running on ASP.NET framework 4.8,
rendering MVC pages)
Setup: Install Sitefinity in hybrid ASP.NET Core and MVC mode

ASP.NET MVC

You install Sitefinity CMS with the full NuGet package, without installing and setting up a ASP.NET Core Renderer.

Sitefinity CMS
(running on ASP.NET framework 4.8)

Sitefinity CMS (running on ASP.NET framework 4.8,
rendering MVC pages)
Setup: Install Sitefinity in MVC mode

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Get started with Integration Hub | Sitefinity Cloud | Sitefinity SaaS

This free lesson teaches administrators, marketers, and other business professionals how to use the Integration hub service to create automated workflows between Sitefinity and other business systems.

Web Security for Sitefinity Administrators

This free lesson teaches administrators the basics about protecting yor Sitefinity instance and its sites from external threats. Configure HTTPS, SSL, allow lists for trusted sites, and cookie security, among others.

Foundations of Sitefinity ASP.NET Core Development

The free on-demand video course teaches developers how to use Sitefinity .NET Core and leverage its decoupled architecture and new way of coding against the platform.

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