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Run GitHub for Windows and follow the setup instructions
Note: You will need to create an account on GitHub to properly use all of the features
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Go to the repository in a browser - https://github.com/bvcms/bvcms
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Click "Clone in Windows" button in the upper left part of the page
It should request that GitHub use the link, allow it to continue
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GitHub for Windows should launch and clone the repository to the default location
The default location for GitHub for Windows is "My Documents\GitHub"
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Start Visual Studio 2013
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Open CmsWeb.sln solution in the root of the repository
Note: If your file extensions are hidden, you will not see the ".sln"
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Start the Package Manager Console
Tools > Library Package Manager > Package Manager Console
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At the top of the Package Manager Console you will see a notification telling you that some packages are missing, click Restore to begin downloading them
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It should show a progress bar and then disappear when done
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Edit Web.config under CmsWeb root directory
In the appSettings section, configure the dbserver and host values to point to your server and the name of your database (without the CMS_). These two values will become part of your connection string.
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Right-click on CMSWeb and select Set as StartUp Project
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Right-click on CMSWeb and select Rebuild. The project should compile successfully
There will be some warnings, you can ignore them
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The SQL Server database should be running
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Click the Play button in the main toolbar to launch BVCMS
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The first time you start up the system, it will create and populate a starter database
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Once at the login screen, enter the default username and password and click Log On.
Default Username: admin
Default Password: bvcms
For addition information on how to use BVCMS, please see the BVCMS Documentation.