How to setup Optimizely CMS 12 on local dev?

Check your prerequisites

• Microsoft Windows 10/Server 2019 or later

• Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/community/

  • 2022 is needed for .NET 6 framework

  • Make sure you have .NET Desktop development and ASP.NET Web Dev is checked

Installing Optimizely Project Templates

• Open Command Prompt OR Windows Terminal

• Install Optimizely dotnet project templates

• dotnet new --install EPiServer.Templates

Installing Optimizely dotnet CLI database tool

• This helps to run some helpful commands against CMS database

• dotnet tool install EPiServer.Net.Cli --global --add-source https://nuget.optimizely.com/feed/packages.svc/

Configure Nuget Feed

• Open Visual Studio 2022

• Navigate to Tools > Nuget Package Manager > Package Manager Settings

• Click Package sources from the Options dialog

• Add new source with path https://api.nuget.optimizely.com/v3/index.json, you can name it whatever you want, for example - Optimizely Nuget Feed

Fun Part - Installing CMS Alloy Website

• Create a folder in your system and navigate to that folder using the Terminal

  • For example C:\Projects\CMS12Alloy

• Run below command

• dotnet new epi-alloy-mvc

• dotnet run

• It takes some time, but once it is ready and you see "Now listening on https://localhost:5000" in the terminal, navigate to https://localhost:5000

• For the first time, it will navigate to the Register page.

• Setup your username and password and you are good to go!