Dave Burke : Freelance .NET Web Developer specializing in Online Communities

Sweet Community Server Installer

I setup a Community Server site last week to support the Smart Client app I've been working on.  There isn't a better package out there for the job.  For some reason I couldn't populate cs_sites and other table info to get the site up and running.  Rather than frustrate myself I thought I'd use the CS Installer I've heard so much about but have never seen.  Real Men don't use an Installer to setup Community Server, but I caved so I could get that goofy site up.

The CS Installer is sweeeeeeeet!  Here's a screenshot.  I was so impressed with how easy it made creating a CS site and seeing that site online in seconds.  Another lesson from ScottW.

 

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Posted on 9/7/2005 5:39:00 AM by Dave Burke
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9/7/2005 8:55:49 AM Permalink

Dave,

That is pretty cool. Subtext (http://subtextproject.com/ - open source fork of .Text) has a similar installer. I thought it was pretty cool too.

I never did want to move to CS, but as soon as Subtext gets a stable build I'll be going that route for sure.

-Ryan

Ryan Farley |

9/7/2005 8:59:10 AM Permalink

Ryan,  Yeap, I remember ScottW adding an installer to dotText back in The Day.  I THINK that was added by ScottW, but I may be wrong.  There must be features in subText you're waiting for.  I've not been following it too closely.  But as for stability, you can't go wrong with good ol' dotText 0.95! Smile  I know I'll be using it for a backend of a Windows app I'm working on.

Thanks for your comments!

daveburke |

9/7/2005 10:50:35 PM Permalink

The real challenge is getting non systems admins to the point where they can run the installer...  Actually for CS 1.0 Terry wrote an MSI installer, (not sure if we have it updated for CS 1.1)...  But its really tough to get people (at least non developers...  lol you know that not everyone runs a webserver on every pc they own?)  to get IIS and .NET configured, and to get the permissions right for people to get into the installer...

I suppose it doesn't help either, that you have to manually make a SQL database and login..  even a few web developers I know feel daunted by that task.

Dan

Dan Bartels |

9/8/2005 6:24:52 AM Permalink

I don't have any tolerance for people who don't run IIS and SQL Server on every pc. Smile  Seriously, if any developer has a problem making a SQL Database and login then we've got a problem.  I stand by my comments that the CS Installer couldn't be any sweeeeeter.  Thanks for dropping by, Dan.

daveburke |


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