Setting up a new project / website


 

Downloading and installing PowerNodes CMS

Developers need to have the latest version of PowerNodes CMS installed. If the PowerNodes CMS has already been installed the application must be removed in the Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs.

To download and install the latest version of PowerNodes CMS

  1. Navigate to http://archive.powernodes.com and download the latest version
  2. Save the program to a local destination
  3. Run the setup file
  4. Use the default installation settings  
Creating the virtual directory in the Internet Information Server

  1. Create a new directory in the IIS wwwroot called demosite c:\Inetpub\wwwroot\demosite
  2. Point the Default Website to this location by changing the Home Directory in the properties of the default website. 
     

 

Connecting with FrontDesk

The basic setup should now be in place and it should now be possible to connect to the site in a browser window. If everything is working the following text should be displayed in the browser window.

 NOTE: Security settings might make access to the database fail. In this case add give Everyone full control rights to the database. This can be done by right clicking on the database and opening the "Security" tab (if the Security tab is not visible then open an explorer window and choose "Tools > Options > View? and uncheck the last option "Use simple file sharing"

If any problems are encountered please visit the support forum at the PowerNodes website ? http://www.powernodes.com  

It should now be possible to connect with FrontDesk to the website. The FrontDesk application can be found in "Start > All Programs > PowerNodes > FrontDesk". Please take note that FrontDesk will only run using localhost without a licensed copy.

Connection parameters

Server

http://localhost

User ID

System/Administrator

Password

Enter the password defined when loading the default data - in this example we use 1234

  1. Open FrontDesk
  2. Enter above information in the Connection dialog
  3. When done press "OK"

 

 FrontDesk automatic version update  

When running FrontDesk for the first time the application will connect to the website and check for the current version of the website. If the version of the website does not match a version of FrontDesk the application will download the appropriate version from the PowerNodes website.

FrontDesk should now open and this is the end of this tutorial. The next tutorial will cover the basics of making templates and setting up FrontDesk. If you have encountered any problems during this tutorial please visit the support forum at the PowerNodes website http://www.powernodes.com or write an email to support@powernodes.com  

NOTE: To run the PowerNodes program without a license it can only run on the localhost. If FrontDesk does not connect using localhost our license file missing page will show.

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