JanLenoch
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1 year ago Hello @briankitt ,
Thank you for your interest in Kentico Xperience! Right up front, please let me reiterate that Kentico is a mature DXP platform that requires the developer to have at least some technical background and be proficient in ASP.NET Core MVC. It is sadly beyond our possibilities to train absolute beginners.
However, I'll do my best to bring you back on track.
First, the "Get the code" chapter is correct. The difference between the two routes lies in the following:
- While in the "Coding along the course" route, "the only thing you will use from the branch will be the XML files that you'll use to restore the database objects into your MS SQL Server database" (citing the course).
- In the "Inspecting the result ..." route, you utilize the whole repository.
Next, you don't need to compile anything to run the Kentico Xperience installer. It lacks sense. There is no code to compile. If you chose the "coding along" route, you need to first install default solution files together with a blank database using the installer. Then, copy the XML files from the cloned repository, and run the ContinuousIntegration.exe utility from your installed folder (i.e., not from the cloned one). After some additional configuration steps outlined in the course, you'll be able to start developing (and compiling).
As for 7Zip, I'm afraid you misunderstood one of the instructions. To go through the course, no ZIP utility is required. Maybe you misunderstood an instruction telling you to clone the repository instead of downloading it as a ZIP file. But as you can see, the instruction tells you not to download it as a ZIP file. There is definitely no need to use any archiving utility anywhere in the course. I'd love to learn why you concluded the need to use 7Zip.
If your installer is failing, there is a way to learn why that is. At the end of the failed installation process, the installer always gives you the option to view a detailed log of what has been done. You can use that option, send us the log, and we'll see what needs to be changed to finish the installation.
If your database is never created, then it quite logically can be caused by the fact that the installer couldn't proceed to create the database. Viewing the installer log helps in such cases.
I hope that helps. Please let me know what you found out. I'll be happy to help more.
Jan
briankitt
Brief bug description
xp-for-developers-essentials branch is not in sync with your training
What went wrong? It is impossible for a NOOB to go through the training. Either the training or the xp-for-developers-essentials branch is out of alignment
Repro steps
Go through the developer training, step by step on a computer that has never had Kentico
First problem: 'Get the Code' step has you use the same branch, regardless of the route you are going to take. I believe the branch for 'route 2' is wrong. Second problem: At no point do you tell the viewer to 'compile the code'. The installer will not run until the code is compiled. Third problem: At no point do you say 7Zip is required. The code will not compile without 7Zip, and it's not in the 'required software' list Fourth problem: Cannot get through the installer. The installer keeps failing, but gives no indication what the problem is. The log gives no indication of what the problem is. The database is never created. So my guess, is that there is something wrong in the step with the database.
At this point, your instructions are useless. If I have this many problems during the 'get code', I'm not wasting my time going further.
Expected behavior
I would expect a 'step by step' 'how to' wouldn't fail on 'install Kentico' step.