If you mean Multiteneted, the answer is yes. Umbraco allows to create multiple websites under one instance and those websites can inherit from each other if needed.
Cool. But can these sites be contained in different solutions?
So, when I create my Template the View is created in the current solution. But can I have it in another solution?
You can have a single instance of Umbraco running multiple sites, which is what I think Mark is referring. This isn't a particular problem, although there are nuances that can impact sites.
The Multi-Tennant approach for Umbraco would mean all your views etc are all stored within the same Views folder on disk. You would also only have 1 back office as well.
However, you've mentioned about "multiple solutions", do you mean multiple visual studio solutions? If so, the answer is most likely no.
You don't have to delete your post. But if you wanted to clarify what you were trying to ask, and what solution you've gone with that would be worth sharing as it might help someone else in the same situation :-)
When you create an Umbraco site any views are saved in the same solution.
I wanted to know if these Views created could be stored and referenced from outside its solution -even in a separate asp.net solution.
It looked like it could not be. I did look at the database created to see if the templates path could be changed on the fly.
I was exploring whether I could create a new asp.net solution and process start Umbraco and pass in separate db connection string relating to different clients.
All this seemed 'wiry' to me and fortunately my project leader agreed so..
We are just going to use Umbraco in the 'normal' way, and have many views that relate to 1 web site and for any new web sites create a new Umbraco project. All projects will reference common libraries externally.
So, was the goal to have a boilerplate Umbraco instance that you could then reuse for different clients?
If so there are a few ways of approaching this, it is an interesting topic and a lot of digital agencies use this approach with varying degrees of success.
Do you know if we can set the Umbraco Database connection (ie pointing to a SQL Server DB etc) and if so, if the DB does not exist is it created by default and if it does exist does it just reference it without purging existing data?
Can i create an umbraco website from an umbraco website?
Is it possible to crate a web site from Umbraco that in turn when published can create a 'Child' Umbraco web site?
If you mean Multiteneted, the answer is yes. Umbraco allows to create multiple websites under one instance and those websites can inherit from each other if needed.
Cool. But can these sites be contained in different solutions? So, when I create my Template the View is created in the current solution. But can I have it in another solution?
Yes, if I understand correctly, you can use a Template from one site in another site.
Hi Andrew,
Could you clarify what do you mean?
You can have a single instance of Umbraco running multiple sites, which is what I think Mark is referring. This isn't a particular problem, although there are nuances that can impact sites.
The Multi-Tennant approach for Umbraco would mean all your views etc are all stored within the same Views folder on disk. You would also only have 1 back office as well.
However, you've mentioned about "multiple solutions", do you mean multiple visual studio solutions? If so, the answer is most likely no.
Nik
Hi, we have a standup now :) be back in 10 thank u
Thanks All. We have been given a different plan to follow.
Sorry my question was not clear enough. I was having issues determining what to ask.
Shouldl I delete my post?
Thanks
Hi Andrew,
You don't have to delete your post. But if you wanted to clarify what you were trying to ask, and what solution you've gone with that would be worth sharing as it might help someone else in the same situation :-)
Nik
Hi Nik
When you create an Umbraco site any views are saved in the same solution.
I wanted to know if these Views created could be stored and referenced from outside its solution -even in a separate asp.net solution.
It looked like it could not be. I did look at the database created to see if the templates path could be changed on the fly.
I was exploring whether I could create a new asp.net solution and process start Umbraco and pass in separate db connection string relating to different clients.
All this seemed 'wiry' to me and fortunately my project leader agreed so..
We are just going to use Umbraco in the 'normal' way, and have many views that relate to 1 web site and for any new web sites create a new Umbraco project. All projects will reference common libraries externally.
Hope this all makes sense?
So, was the goal to have a boilerplate Umbraco instance that you could then reuse for different clients?
If so there are a few ways of approaching this, it is an interesting topic and a lot of digital agencies use this approach with varying degrees of success.
Hi Mark,
Yes - spot on!
I have been using Umbraco for 2 days now but already I can see this is an interesting topic to explore!
What I tend to do is have a Visual Studio Solution Template that creates Umbraco solutions in a particular way I like, i.e
that I reuse)
Then I use my own custom packages to populate the Umbraco project with Document, Data Types and Templates that I reuse across projects.
Yes, that looks a good way to do things.
Do you know if we can set the Umbraco Database connection (ie pointing to a SQL Server DB etc) and if so, if the DB does not exist is it created by default and if it does exist does it just reference it without purging existing data?
Thanks for your time BTW.
(just realised I can 'High Five' you)
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