I have been thinking setting up an Umbraco solution which should handle about 50 websites - reason why I would set it up like this is this way I do not have to remember logins for everybody and won't have to login each time I need something done.
However, I am uncertain whether it is a good idea. They will probably run different stylesheets many of them and also different templates as well as document types.
Doesn't seem like a great idea. You could just make the admin username/password the same for each site (I know it's a security risk, but so is running 50 websites behind one login, that's probably even worse of a risk).
The multisite features of Umbraco are really meant for running a few sites with similar lay-out and functionality, not for your password convenience.. ;-)
If the layout is not similar, those 50 sites will be a maintenance nightmare. So I would implement 50 different sites using a different membership provider such as Active Directory, Open ID, Custom made whatever.
I believe that i will have to create about an installation for each and see how to bind all of them together in the end so that I have one point of entry. I could use the open id and then have a liste of all the sites in an admin area where a direct link to the backend is located and that way control it. I think this is the best solutions.
I haven't tried this myself, but if it's just content changes that you would need to make across the 50+ Umbraco installs, then how's about using some app like Windows Live Writer?
I have been trying the LiveWriter and it works great, however I am not sure that it serves my needs because it is essential that the user can create a tree structure which is for what I know currently not possible (please correct me if I am wrong).
But I think anyways that I will have to use 50+ installations for this matter and then I will use some openid to verify password. I will just collect all the sites in one admin ui so that I have OPOE. This way I have the overview anyways.
If they were brochure type sites then you can get away with it. But even then 50 sites would be pushing it logistically and I would be tempted to use no more than 5-10.
And once you use some package e.g. for blogging, you should think about moving that to a seperate stand alone installation.
Yeah that I have found out as well, as soon as just a tiny bit is to be customized it has to be either highly configurable for the user or a template hell for the developer.
How much can it take?
I have been thinking setting up an Umbraco solution which should handle about 50 websites - reason why I would set it up like this is this way I do not have to remember logins for everybody and won't have to login each time I need something done.
However, I am uncertain whether it is a good idea. They will probably run different stylesheets many of them and also different templates as well as document types.
Anyone have this kind of experience with Umbraco?
Thank you.
Scott
You could use active directory to manage one login for 50 Umbraco installs?
Doesn't seem like a great idea. You could just make the admin username/password the same for each site (I know it's a security risk, but so is running 50 websites behind one login, that's probably even worse of a risk).
The multisite features of Umbraco are really meant for running a few sites with similar lay-out and functionality, not for your password convenience.. ;-)
Okay, all the sites belong to me, however some of the sites which will be member sites will have a login but using the member functionality to login.
So they are not sites of clients.
Layout will probably not be similar.
@Sebastiaan Janssen What kind of security risk do you think of?
Scott,
If the layout is not similar, those 50 sites will be a maintenance nightmare. So I would implement 50 different sites using a different membership provider such as Active Directory, Open ID, Custom made whatever.
Cheers,
Richard
Scott: the risk of having a compromised password, when they know one login, they know them all.
PwdHash?
doesn't this induce issues if one of the sites goes high-traffic and you need to migrate it to a dedicated server ?
@Rik good question.
I believe that i will have to create about an installation for each and see how to bind all of them together in the end so that I have one point of entry. I could use the open id and then have a liste of all the sites in an admin area where a direct link to the backend is located and that way control it. I think this is the best solutions.
Thank you very much all of you for your input.
Scott
Hi Scott,
I haven't tried this myself, but if it's just content changes that you would need to make across the 50+ Umbraco installs, then how's about using some app like Windows Live Writer?
http://umbraco.org/documentation/books/using-livewriter
http://www.nibble.be/?p=13
There might be other client software that will allow you to connect via the MetaWeblog API?
Cheers, Lee.
Hi Lee,
I have been trying the LiveWriter and it works great, however I am not sure that it serves my needs because it is essential that the user can create a tree structure which is for what I know currently not possible (please correct me if I am wrong).
But I think anyways that I will have to use 50+ installations for this matter and then I will use some openid to verify password. I will just collect all the sites in one admin ui so that I have OPOE. This way I have the overview anyways.
Thank you for the thought Lee. Much appreciated.
Scott
If they were brochure type sites then you can get away with it. But even then 50 sites would be pushing it logistically and I would be tempted to use no more than 5-10.
And once you use some package e.g. for blogging, you should think about moving that to a seperate stand alone installation.
Cheers
Paul
Yeah that I have found out as well, as soon as just a tiny bit is to be customized it has to be either highly configurable for the user or a template hell for the developer.
So I am going for 50 separate solutions.
Thanks Paul.
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