Choosing a Topology

Sitecore XP developer installation options

Version: 10.5

You can use the Sitecore Installation Framework (SIF) or the Sitecore Install Assistant (SIA) to install the Sitecore XP0 topology.

Sitecore Installation Framework (SIF) is a Microsoft® PowerShell module that supports local and remote installations of Sitecore Experience Platform.

Sitecore Install Assistant (SIA) was introduced in Sitecore XP 9.2.0 and contains an intuitive graphical user interface that guides you through the installation process. In addition to being easier to use than SIF, it also:

Optionally installs and configures the required version of the Solr search service.

Solr is a prerequisite for installing all Sitecore Experience platform topologies.
Optionally installs Sitecore Experience Accelerator (SXA).
Configures the Microsoft Windows Server options, configuration settings, and applications required by Sitecore Experience Platform.
Validates the specified installation parameters and settings.

The following is an example of a page in the Sitecore Install Assistant:

An example page in the Install Assistant.

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