SparkServer

This is the ASP.NET MVC backend and frontend for the blogging engine that powers SitecoreSpark.com.

Written and originally maintained by Brandon Bruno, copyright (c) 2017 - 2021. This code is provided as-is. See LICENSE file for further details.

Notes

• Login functionality is provided by the SSO server at https://sso.brandonbruno.com - this requires a re-implementation of the Account controller to support other login systems.

• Certain pieces of the backend admin are written with specific workflows in mind and are not meant to always be user-friendly.

• This application is provided as-is: I will generally NOT be available to provide troubleshooting or support should you choose to compile and run it.

• Don't be surprised if you find plenty of half-finished code or interfaces without implementations - new features are always being worked on and aren't fully baked yet (and being a personal project, I don't always follow good branching strategies).

Setup Instructions (local development)

SparkServer requires the following software to build and run locally:

• Visual Studio 2019
• SQL Server 2016 or newer (Express is fine)

Step 1

Clone repository.

Step 2

Open the following file: \SparkServer\SQLScripts\batchsql.bat

Configure the BLD_SQLSERV variable to point to your SQL Server instance (line 7 by default):

SET BLD_SQLSERV=localhost

Step 3

Create a SQL Server user in the SparkServer database. By default, the database connection string expects the following credentials:

Username: sitecorespark Password: spark1

The connection string is located in \SparkServer\Application\SparkServer\Web.config (in SparkServerEntities) and can be modified as you see fit.

Step 4

Debug in Visual Studio.