Installing core features
This section describes how to install and configure the core software modules of SDL Tridion Sites so that you can create, manage and publish content. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, you must perform all tasks in this section to get a basic SDL Tridion Sites installation up and running.
- Performing a sample installation of SDL Tridion Sites on a single machine
This section walks you through a sample core installation of SDL Tridion Sites and the add-on product SDL DXA, which includes a sample website. All implementation decisions are made for you, including the choice of OS and database server. As a result, you should be able to perform the entire procedure in 1-2 hours. - Overview of the installation of SDL Tridion Sites core software components
This section provides an overview of the installation procedure for installing and configuring the core software components of SDL Tridion Sites so that you can create, manage and publish content. The implementation of some nonessential features involve further installation tasks, which are described elsewhere in the SDL Tridion Sites documentation. Note that any installation concerns specifically related to scaling SDL Tridion Sites are documented elsewhere in this deliverable. - Using PowerShell scripts
Use PowerShell scripts to install SDL Tridion Sites databases and SDL Tridion Sites software components. This section provides general prerequisites for the machines on which you run PowerShell scripts, and specific prerequisites for database scripts. - Hardware prerequisites
Guidelines on selecting the correct hardware for your SDL Tridion Sites implementation. The platform supports basic, single-machine implementations and elaborate, scaled-out implementations, each with different hardware requirements. - Installing the Add-ons feature
The Add-ons feature consists of a database and a service. SDL Tridion Sites users interact with the service from the Add-ons screens (automatically included in Content Manager Explorer and Experience Manager) through a Content Manager client. This section explains how to install the service and the database, and how to configure the service and client for first-time use. - Creating the Content Manager database
The Content Manager requires a database to store your content. - Creating the Topology Manager database
Topology Manager Server requires a Topology Manager database. Use a PowerShell script to create a Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle database. (The prerequisites for a Topology Manager database are identical to those of a Content Manager database.) - Installing the Content Manager server and Topology Manager
Install the Content Manager server and Topology Manager using the installer so that users can create, manage and assemble content. A default installation of this software component not only installs the Topology Manager and the Content Manager core, but also the server-side software for various clients, nonessential features and extension points. Note that many such installed items require additional configuration or implementation. - Installing the Content Delivery core
Install the Content Delivery databases, microservices, and client APIs in order to make it possible to publish managed content to a presentation environment. - Installing core Content Manager clients
For a basic SDL Tridion Sites installation, install the Content Manager Explorer to manage your content; Template Builder, .NET assembly templating, and Dreamweaver templating to develop templates; and the Experience Manager to edit content. - Setting up publishing
Set up publishing to generate publishable content in Content Manager and transfer the resulting content to a website. To publish to a staging site on which your users edit content using Experience Manager, set up publishing for Experience Manager. Note that in order to be able to publish content, you must first have created at least one Publication, made it publishable, and added content to it.