Installation Guide

Installing SheerCMS is very simple and you can have a site up and running in just a few minutes. Before you get started we suggest you check SheerCMS' System Requirements.

Installation

  1. Make sure your system matches or exceeds the minimum system requirements for SheerCMS.

  2. Download the appropriate version of SheerCMS. The download available contains an example site with full source code and the source code for the SheerCMSControls dll.

  3. Uncompress the SheerCMS download into the desired folder within your IIS's web root. In a system still using default settings it will be C:/Inetpub/wwwroot.

  4. Open the Internet Information Services (IIS) console, found under Administrative Tools.

    1. In the IIS console select the folder that the SheerCMS website was installed into, usually under 'Internet Information Services/[machine name](Local Computer)/Web Sites/Default Web Site/[folder]'.

    2. Open the Properties page for the folder. Select the Home Directory tab and press the Create button.

    3. Select the ASP.Net tab and verify that the ASP.Net version is at least "2.0.XXXX". If this is not the select version, drop the list down and select the correct version of ASP.Net.

  5. Open your Internet browser of choice and type in the URL of your new SheerCMS site. When you go to the site for the first time it may take a while to respond, this is because ASP.Net 2 needs to compile the site code. You should see the default page.

  6. Change the default administration password. The default administration settings are "admin"/"admin 333". The password can be found in the web.config file in the appsettings section. The key name is "CMS_Password".