Quickstart
On this page you will find all the information you need to get started with CMS Container.Download
At first you can download the binary. Using the binaries means that you use the editor environment and the functionality of the portlets as out-of-the-box functionality. You can add your own layout for the pages and views for the portlets. The latest binary release can be downloaded from the download page. See the Installation Guide in the documentation section on how to install the binary.When you plan for adding functionality to the editor environment or the portlets, or add new portlets or components yourself, you have to build the CMS Container from the sources yourself. The CMS Container is build on top of MMBase and its sources can be found as a contribution in the MMBase CVS. The build is based on Maven. More information can be found on the download page.
Creating a website
After finishing the installation you can start creation a website. The CMS Container HTML & CSS guide provides guidelines for HTML designers to deliver a HTML-based look-and-feel specification that is easily incorporated into the CMS Container. We also provide a more technical quide for developers, working with CMS Container. This is a quick technical guide explains:
- how to implement and extend the CMS Container functionality
- how to develop CMS Container components
- how to implement new sites based on the CMS Container and its components
When the development of the website is finished the editors can start using CMS Container for the content management of the website. The CMS Container Quick Start Guide is targeted at several user groups. If you are new to the system this guide can get you up to speed in a matter of minutes. If you want a comprehensive overview on all the functions, take a look at the CMSc User guide. We also provide a number of screencasts, unfortunately the screencasts are only available in Dutch.