Installing the Connector

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Last updated: Aug 21, 2024 by Vidhya Ananthanarayanan
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In this article you will find:

Goal

This article provides information on how to install the connector for Sitefinity project.

Prerequisite

  1. Sitefinity version 14.0.7700, 14.1.7800, 14.2.7900, 14.3.8000 , 14.4.8100.1 , 14.4.8100.2, 15.0.8200.1

  2. Corresponding version of Sitefinity connector NuGet package:

  3. Install from the following NuGet repository - https://developer.hawksearch.com/nuget

    • Install the NuGet from local repository - Place the NuGet package in a local folder on your workstation and set it as Package source in Visual Studio

  4. Please refer to https://www.progress.com/support/sitefinity-lifecycle-policy to keep up with Supported and Retired Sitefinity versions from Progress .

Disable 'Use cached controller container assemblies' option in Sitefinity Advanced Settings

  1. Open Sitefinity Advanced Settings (your-website-url/Sitefinity/Administration/Settings/Advanced)

  2. Select ‘Feather’ from the settings list

  3. Uncheck 'Use cached controller container assemblies'

  4. Click ‘Save Changes’ button

Steps to install the connector

  1. Install the NuGet package

  2. Build your solution

Modify HawkRoutesInitializer.cs - comment or remove the following two lines of code containing the config.MapHttpAttributeRoutes() and config.EnsureInitialized() located in the HawkRoutesInitializer.cs (App_Start folder) in case you already have them in your Global.asax.cs or anywhere else in your project.

Next steps

Connector: Activation

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