Using Camaleon with existing database and models

[Tashows]

Hi,

I found out Camaleon yesterday and was really impressed by the admin interface. Is there any way to integrate the admin interface with an app I have already built?

Going through the process of creating custom content groups and fields, when I already have everything setup and configured, is a big kill. On top of that I don't really need Camaleon to access everything on my app. I just need to provide cms access for articles and a custom contest model. Till now I was using Active Admin, which has a way for you to configure which models you want to register and use on its admin interface. Is there a way to do something similar with Camaleon?

I went through the documentation, but it gets confusing after the installation part. Plus the installation shows how to setup a new app. What about using existing models, migrations, controllers, services? I can't figure out how to get Camaleon to work with my database and existing files.

What you've built looks pure awesome. I am not sure if it's supposed to have the capabilities I described but if it does, then it's a game-changer!

Thanks,
Tasos

[owen2345]

Hi @Tashows
I created another installation manual here:
http://camaleon.tuzitio.com/documentation/category/40757-developer-docs/installation-existent-project.html
Sorry for the delay, I was in a vacation.
Regards,

[Tashows]

Hi @owen2345

After looking through the docs some more, I think what I want to do might actually be possible, but the documentation (not just the one you gave in your previous response, but in general) is very hard to follow. I might give this another chance, once proper documentation is available or once I have more free time to figure this out.

Thanks for your time

ps: you can close this issue if you want.