I am trying to create a Umbraco package similar
to a starter kit.
I have a website built in Umbraco and what I
want to be able to do is...convert the website exactly how it is now....in to a
package, so that I can go to another domain with a fresh installation of Umbraco
and load this package giving me the exact same site.
I have tried doing this by going to the
developer section on the completed site and creating a package, I clicked every
checkbox so that I got everything and I also added a few directories containing
images etc...
The package that was created using this method
was around 89MB, when I tried to upload this to my new site (fresh installation)
it times out, and if I do it to a local installation I get a server error basically
telling me the package file is too big.
So ultimately my question is this..... How do you
created a distribute Umbraco package that copies an entire umbraco site so that
it can be then restored on another domain with a fresh Umbraco installation.
The approach of backing up the database then restoring it etc...is something that I had thought of but the reason I am trying to do it via a package is becuase I want non-technical people to be able to download a package upload it and have a full site to start working with....so I am trying to avoid this method...
Yes I did include the media folder thats why it was so big, so if I don't include the media, or include only a few images and keep the file size small..
is creating a package via umbraco developer section the right way to do this...other than Dirk's suggestion.
Thanks again
/Dark-E
*Not sure why I put a / before my name but you two did so it must be good*
Creating a package in umbraco.
I am trying to create a Umbraco package similar to a starter kit.
I have a website built in Umbraco and what I want to be able to do is...convert the website exactly how it is now....in to a package, so that I can go to another domain with a fresh installation of Umbraco and load this package giving me the exact same site.
I have tried doing this by going to the developer section on the completed site and creating a package, I clicked every checkbox so that I got everything and I also added a few directories containing images etc...
The package that was created using this method was around 89MB, when I tried to upload this to my new site (fresh installation) it times out, and if I do it to a local installation I get a server error basically telling me the package file is too big.
So ultimately my question is this..... How do you created a distribute Umbraco package that copies an entire umbraco site so that it can be then restored on another domain with a fresh Umbraco installation.
Thanks in Advance
Dark - E
Hi Ayo
Any chance that you have included stuff like media in the package?
I think you should try to create the package again without including media and then just copy the media folder to your new site manually instead.
/Jan
Don't think a package is the best option, why not:
May need to republish the entire site (context menu item on top level 'Content' node) so cache and Lucene indexes can be rebuilt
Should be good to go
Cheers,
/Dirk
Thanks for the replies guys.....
The approach of backing up the database then restoring it etc...is something that I had thought of but the reason I am trying to do it via a package is becuase I want non-technical people to be able to download a package upload it and have a full site to start working with....so I am trying to avoid this method...
@Jan Skovgaard
Yes I did include the media folder thats why it was so big, so if I don't include the media, or include only a few images and keep the file size small..
is creating a package via umbraco developer section the right way to do this...other than Dirk's suggestion.
Thanks again
/Dark-E
*Not sure why I put a / before my name but you two did so it must be good*
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