Written by Douglas Robar umbraco 4.0Install and setup
A super-simple installation for evaluation and development on personal workstations (using Cassini and VistaDB).
Get umbraco installed on your PC quickly!
Umbraco runs on any ASP.NET 2.0-capable web server and many databases. By using
the Cassini web server and built-in VistaDB database, this guide provides the fastest
and easiest installation process for local workstations. This guide is appropriate
when evaluating umbraco as well as for local development activities.
Do not use this guide for server or network-accessible installations; the
Cassini web server is only accessible from http://localhost. Please see the other
installation guides for network-accessible installations using IIS.
Recommended hardware for local installations
- Windows XP or Vista (Vista is
shown in this guide)
- 1 GHz or faster processor
- 512 KB or more memory
- 50 MB or more available disk
space
- SVGA (1024 x 768) or higher
monitor resolution
- A modern web browser (e.g.,
Internet Explorer 7+, Firefox 2+, Safari 3+)
Installation overview
For most people, installation is a simple matter of copying the umbraco files to
your hard drive, installing a small web server, and browsing to umbraco's web-based
installation wizard.
Installation time is typically 10 to 30 minutes.
To ensure the smoothest installation process, we'll check that a few pieces of software
are installed on your local computer before installing umbraco.