💡Quick Start

This page will run you through getting ZauberCMS up and running (Using either the .Net template or Nuget) and then creating your first page and getting data out the CMS.

Using .Net Template

Fastest way to get started is using the .Net Template, firstly install the ZauberCMS template (--force just makes sure you install the latest one)

dotnet new install ZauberCMS.Template --force

Then create your project

dotnet new zaubercms -n ZauberCMS.YourProjectName

Project names should start with ZauberCMS so the plugin system picks them up

Using Nuget

This is the first Nuget package, and I'll make revisions to make it even easier, but for now, to get started using Nuget, either watch the video below or follow the instructions.

Video showing how to get started with the Nuget package

1. Create a new blank Blazor App, making sure the name of your project starts with ZauberCMS (i.e. ZauberCMS.MyProjectName ec...). This is important because this is how the plugin system knows what assemblies to look in to find the plugins and routes.

2. Clear out everything that is not needed, so you are left with just the wwwroot and an empty program.cs like below

3. 

   Blank Blazor App
4. Now install the ZauberCMS nuget package

5. dotnet add package ZauberCMS

6. In your Program.cs, update it to add the AddZauberCMS methods to the builder and the app and the correct namespaces

7. using ZauberCMS.Components;
   using ZauberCMS.Core.Plugins;
   
   var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
   
   builder.AddZauberCms();
   
   var app = builder.Build();
   
   app.AddZauberCms<App>();
   
   app.Run();

8. Now build your solution, and the ZauberCMS appSettings.json default will be added to the solution,

9. Optional: By default it's setup to use SQLite. If you want to use MS SQL, then update the appSettings to point to your database and update the provider to the following

10. "DatabaseProvider": "SqlServer",
    "ConnectionString": "Server=YOURSERVER;Database=ZauberCMS;Trusted_Connection=True;Connect Timeout=200;TrustServerCertificate=True;",

11. Now just build and run the app, you should see a 404 page. Just browse to /admin and create an account. The first account created will be made and admin, and it will redirect you to the admin.

Getting Data From The CMS

The video below is a direct follow on from the video above, just after you have installed the Nuget package and shows how to get some data from the CMS

Starter Site

Currently the repo for ZauberCMS on Github comes with the starter site out of the box and uses SQLite. If you want to see how the Starter Site was built, then I would highly recommend watching the Video Tutorial

Get Up & Running

• Clone the repo

• Build and run the app

• When the starter site loads

• Go to /admin

• Register as a new user and you will be redirected to the admin