This is a step by step guide how to install Litium Studio using the installation program (MSI).
A default installation consists of the following steps:
1. Preparations
2. Run the Windows InstallShield wizard
3. Set up the web site
4. Request a license for the installation
Before you start
Download and unblock the zip-files
Due to a Microsoft security fix you need to unblock the zip-file after downloading. Right click the .zip file (in Windows Explorer), select "Properties", and then "Unblock".
Important notice!
The license that ships with Litium Studio is only a time limited evaluation license, and must be replaced by a correct license as soon as possible. Please request a new license.
1. Preparations
Verify the compatibility between the hosting environment and Litium Studio. Check the system requirements and make sure the following search filters are installed.
1.1 Search filters on the web servers
In order for the search engine to function when searching documents, the following must be installed on each web server Download and install MS Office Filter Pack
2. Run the installation program (MSI) and follow the steps
Make sure the user has administrative privileges to run the installer, and also to access the database. If the user does not have these privileges, the installation program will fail, either saying it cannot create directories or access certain files.
3. Set up the web site
Open the Web.Config file placed in the wwwroot directory of your installation using MS Visual Studio (2012 or later) and make the following changes:
- Set the SMTP server to use in the node: litium\foundation\general\smtpServer (attribute “value”).
- Ensure that the web application is not in debug mode by setting the value for the system.web\compilation node to debug= “false”.
- Ensure that the system.web\customErrors node is set to mode=”On”
3.1 Configure the DNS server
Create the DNS Entry in your DNS server for the domain name entered when creating the new Web Site in the IIS (or add it to your local hosts file when developing on your local machine, “C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts”).
3.2 Start the web site and log in
Start the web site in the IIS Manager by right clicking the site and select Manage Web Site/Start, open a browser and type the domain name of your site into the address field followed by /LitiumStudio (“yourdomain/LitiumStudio”).
Log in to Litium Studio back office using your windows account including the domainname/computername. If the windows account is an email-address, start the line with a backslash (\).
3.3 Configure the default web site
Once logged in to the back office, you need to configure the default web site. Start by changing the domain name (to the name entered in the IIS) by clicking the Litium Studio logotype and select Control Panel/Web Publishing/Web sites and Texts. Select your site and then click Edit. Add the Domain name entered in the IIS in step 3.
3.4 Rebuild the search indices
Rebuild all search indices by opening Control Panel/System settings/Search indices. Click the Rebuild All button.
4. Request a license for the installation
The license that ships with Litium Studio is only a time limited evaluation license, and must be replaced by a correct license as soon as possible. Please request a new license.
When the evaluation time has expired, the installation can no longer be used.