Prepare the setup files
Creatio setup files come as a zip archive. To unpack the archive, run:
where /path/to/application/directory/ is the directory to which to extract the files. We recommend unpacking the archive to the current directory:
Where creatio_archive_name.zip is the name of the Creatio setup archive.
Set up ConnectionStrings.config
The ConnectionStrings.config file in the Creatio root directory stores the connection parameters of the database and external services for your application.
Edit the ConnectionStrings.config file
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Go to the root directory of the Creatio application ~\WebAppRoot\Creatio.
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Open the ConnectionStrings.config file in a text editor.
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Specify the connectionStrings connection parameters of your site.
Required ConnectionStrings.config settings
Creatio requires the database and caching server connection parameters for operation.
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db manages the database connection. Configure the path to the database to connect and the authorization method on the database server in this parameter.
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redis manages the interaction with the Redis server:
Optional ConnectionStrings.config settings
The external service connection parameters are optional. Fill them out only if your Creatio configuration requires it. For example, do that if you want to collect the site analytics.
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tempDirectoryPath is the path to the temporary directory the package installation mechanism requires:
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Influx manages the interaction with the site analytics collection service. Fill out this parameter only if you need to collect the functionality use analytics for debugging.
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clientPerformanceLoggerServiceUri manages the interaction with the logging service. Fill out this parameter only if you need to collect the data about how Creatio pages load.
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messageBroker manages the interaction with the RabbitMQ service. Fill out this parameter only if you need to set up the horizontal load scaling using RabbitMQ.