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Create a Sitefinity Project for Your Portal Site

Sitefinity needs to be installed via NuGet before installing The Portal Connector. If your Sitefinity site is already installed and configured you can move on to Installing The Portal Connector.

1. Create an Empty Database
2. SQL User Creation and Mapping
3. Creating a New Project
4. Site Setup

Create an empty database in your SQL server

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SQL User Creation and User Mapping

Create a new SQL user, then map the user to the database created in the previous step. Ensure that the user has db_owner permissions on this database.

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Creating a New Project

Run your Sitefinity Project Manager and Press Create New Project. The wizard will prompt you to enter all required details.

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Once the project has been created, select your portal site from the list and, under Actions, select Browse to open the Project Startup in your web browser.

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Site Setup

Please note, if you are using SQL Express, you must select Microsoft SQL Server Express from the provided options.

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Now, you are ready for Installing The Portal Connector.