Server deployment

You use the following deployment procedures to migrate a Sitefinity CMS project from your development machine to a production server. After the physical relocation of the application, all CMS functionality continues to operate. You do not need to install Sitefinity CMS on the server. You must only move the files of the project to the production server.

IMPORTANT: To successfully deploy Sitefinity CMS, your hosting provider must support your project's .NET Framework and Full trust. You can find a list of Sitefinity’s official hosting partners.

The following screenshot is an example of your project files:

The files are located in your Projects folder.

For more information about managing your project files, see File and folder management.

For more information, see Configure the application restart behavior during uploads.

For more information about the complete set of features, see Sitefinity Features & Capabilities.

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Run projects on IIS

Create and run your projects on Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS), instead of using the Sitefinity CMS integrated web server.

Deploy projects to shared hosting

Use this procedure to migrate existing Sitefinity CMS project from your development machine to a shared hosting using an FTP connection.

Deploy projects to virtual private server

Use this procedure to migrate existing Sitefinity CMS project to a virtual server to which you have full access.

Hosting recommendations

Consider the minimum system requirements we recommend in regard to hosting settings, depending on the size of your production environment.

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