System requirements

Version: 8.2

The following is a list of the prerequisite software that is required for developing on and running Sitecore Commerce:

Element

Desctiption

Operating system

Supported Microsoft server and client operating systems:

  • Windows Server 2012 R2 (64-bit)

  • Windows Server 2012 (64-bit)

  • Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit)

  • Windows 10 Professional

  • Windows 8.1 Professional

  • Windows 8 Professional

Software framework

.NET Framework 4.6.1 SDK

ASP.NET MVC 4 or later

ASP.NET Core 1.0.3

Database

Microsoft SQL Server 2014 or 2012

Supported MongoDB database versions:

  • 3.2.1 Enterprise with data-at-rest encryption, WiredTiger only

  • 3.2.1 MMAPV1 or WiredTiger

  • 3.0 MMAPv1 or WiredTiger

  • 2.6 MMAPv1

Web server

Microsoft IIS 8.5, 8.0, 7.5, or 7.0

Microsoft Web Deploy 3.6

HttpPlatformHandler

PowerShell

PowerShell 4.0 or later

Development environment

Visual Studio 2015 Update 3

.NET Core 1.0.1 Visual Studio 2015 Tooling Preview 2

Runtime environment

Node.js - https://nodejs.org/download/

Odata

Odata v4 Client Code Generator

Redis

Redis Server - Redis-x64.msi

Redis Desktop Client – http://redisdesktop.com

Git client

http://git-scm.com/download/win

 

Sitecore software

Sitecore Experience Platform 8.2

See the Sitecore Commerce compatibility table in the Sitecore Knowledge Base to determine which versions of Sitecore Experience Platform 8.2 you can use with Sitecore Commerce 8.2.1.

Download the following files from the Sitecore Experience Platform 8.2 page on dev.sitecore.net:

  • Sitecore web application installer (.exe executable)

  • Installation Guide

Sitecore Commerce 8.2.1

Download the Sitecore Commerce release package from the Sitecore Commerce 8.2.1 page on dev.sitecore.net, .

Unzip the release package to a folder on your C:/ drive.

Note
  • The Sitecore Commerce release package includes a sample configuration file (Server2012_FeaturesRequired.txt) to assist you with configuration of the Windows features.

  • The requirements and dependencies described in this document are, in some cases, more restrictive than those outlined in the Sitecore XP Installation Guide. For example, Sitecore Commerce does not support Windows Home and Education editions.

Table 14. 

Operating system

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2, or 2014. 64-bit

Database

Microsoft SQL Server 2012, or 2014

The Full-Text Search feature of the SQL Server is required.

Web server

Microsoft IIS 7.5 or later

HttpPlatformHandler

Microsoft Web Deploy 3.6

PowerShell

PowerShell 4.0

Software framework

.NET Framework 4.5.2 Developer Pack with available updates

ASP.NET MVC 4 or later

ASP.NET Core

Development environment

Visual Studio Professional 2012 or 2013.

Sitecore Commerce Visual Studio Extension… SitecorePluginTemplate.vsix

Runtime environment

Node.js - https://nodejs.org/download/

Odata

Odata v4 Client Code Generator

Redis

Redis Server – Redis-x64.msi

Redis Desktop Client – http://redisdesktop.com

Git client

http://git-scm.com/download/win



The following items are installation requirements:

  1. Install Visual Studio 2015.

  2. Install the ASP.Net 5 Beta 7 Visual Studio Tools:

  3. Install the .NET Version Manager (DNVM).

    @powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy unrestricted -Command "&{iex ((new-object net.webclient).DownloadString('https://dist.asp.net/dnvm/dnvminstall.ps1'))}"

    • Install a DNX (.NET Execution Environment)

      dnvm install 1.0.0-beta7

      dnvm use 1.0.0-beta7 –P

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