Yes. DNN Platform is a free, open-source CMS under the MIT License.

What is the tech stack for DNN?

DNN runs on ASP.NET (.NET Framework 4.8+) with Microsoft SQL Server (2017+ or Azure SQL).

DNN Platform is community-led and a member project of the .NET Foundation.

What’s the difference between DNN and Evoq?

DNN Platform is the open-source core that's been wildly popular and adopted for over 20 years. Evoq is a commercial offering maintained by DNN Software (IgniteTech) that builds on DNN.

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Forum: Installing DNN Platform

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First Time Installing DNN? Started By Will Strohl Thanks to an alert reader for calling out attention to this. The links have been updated and point to right URLs in the DNN documentation If you've never installed DNN before, please feel free to take a look at our documentation on this topic. Setting Up DNN Set Up the DNN Folder Set Up IIS Set Up SQL Run Installation Wizard		5726	3	6/12/2019 10:42 PM by Will Strohl
Thanks for all the hard working developers -10.01.02 from 9.13.9 Started By G_Papadopolis I was very dubious about the (major) upgrade -- sweaty palms all around -- and I waiting until after the 10.01 release. I have to say wow worked like a charm. OF COURSE FIRST: Made a complete backup of all files and the Database. I used a staging server to upgrade and saw a few problems - a small Theme issue and the E Commerce suite is no loner supported. Easy to fix. Checked ALL my extensions and they seem to be OK. Using Xmod Pro, 2sxyc, dnn Media etc. Added one from the Git repo ...	4	287	0	11/6/2025 12:55 PM by G_Papadopolis
Upgrade from 9.13.09 to 9.13.10 was almost successful. Goal is to upgrade to vers. 10, but which one? Started By alexismaria Hi, The upgrade almost worked. I keep getting this error message: Database and application versions match - there is no upgrade to apply. 50 ERROR occured - Installing Connector - GoogleAnalytics4Connector_10.00.00_Install.zip,Installing Connector - GoogleAnalytics4Connector_10.00.00_Install.zipRetry View Logs Updating Database Updating Extensions Why is it looking for a 10.00.00 Install zip If I succeed in getting to vers. 9.13.10, which version of 10 can I upgrade to C...	1	173	1	1/26/2026 4:13 PM by alexismaria
SQL Timeout during Installation of DNN 10.1.2 Started By Wolfgang Try to setup a clean DNN 10.1.2 website and always get a timeout during the big INSERT statement of the table 'lists'. The statement inserts about 5000 rows into the database and the DNN InstallWizard throws an error after approximately 40 seconds. I can see that about 2800 rows are already inserted. So I know that everythings works (Website/SQL-Server/Rights/...) but it just takes to long. Where can I increase the timeout for the complete install script or the insert command. I tried a lo...	3	426	1	11/13/2025 1:56 PM by Wolfgang
Using Plesk Control Panel On Shared Web Hosting with IIS and DNN and MSSQL Started By Forro_54 Just some information for those people who were looking to run DNN on a shared server such as the one that I'm currently using interserver.net. This is not an advertisement for that company! Firstly, quite often if you try to install DNN from within the available applications that are offered by the Plesk control panel you will often only be offered an old version of DNN. If you try to do a manual installation by uploading the latest version of DNN and creating a database and database u...	1	307	0	10/13/2025 1:45 AM by Forro_54
Unable to Open Install Package for DNN 7.1.2 Started By Will Strohl Hello Community! I just cloned the repo for DNN 7.x releases to grab 7.1.2, but the zip files won't open. They're corrupted or something. Is anyone else running into this 🤔 https://github.com/dnnsof....Releases.Archive.7x	6	664	0	2/6/2024 6:40 PM by Will Strohl
Azure Cloud Active Directory Started By muddeatr We are finally looking at upgrading our DNN but we are first looking for a product that can synch with Azure Cloud Active Directory. Does DNN have this capabiltity yet or do I need to write my own module like we currently have with DNN 8 or is EVOC my only answer to using Azure Cloud Active Directory Any help is appreciated!! Thank You	3	890	2	7/31/2023 7:11 AM by muddeatr
Getting "..Install/InstallWizard.aspx/ValidateInput" 404 (Not Found) error when trying to go to next step in Install Wizard Started By mfleming Getting the below error when clicking 'Continue' after filling in the 'Enter your Account Information' step. ScriptResource.axdd=NJmAwtEo3IrMQE4-gOKbZ7AEeafWuS4jpqbqy0s5QqJ1g5LBXBy7vhmW5kIq8tYe3GSonzFxz9x8olT_CV6bR-RWJjoMw5qAa1MX1m8S7nqZe0d7UjYV2x6aJgX06fBX2KpXCg2&t=4227dd99:5 POST http://localhost.dnndev/I...d.aspx/ValidateInput 404 (Not Found) executeRequest ScriptResource.axdd=NJmAwtEo3IrMQE4-gOKbZ7AEeafWuS4jpqbqy0s5QqJ1g5LBXBy7vhmW5kIq8tYe3GSonzFxz9x8...	14	837	3	3/17/2025 3:07 PM by mfleming
Installation Error on Windows Plesk - First time installing DNN Started By Saiprem I am the administrator of a Plesk server installed on an AWS EC2 instance. I am able to run standard .NET applications on the sample domains created within the Plesk server. Currently, I am exploring DotNetNuke (DNN) for one of my domains to evaluate its site customization features. Unfortunately, I am encountering issues that are preventing me from progressing with the DNN installation. Below are the versions of the software used in my environment: Operating Systsem : Microsoft Windows Se...	9	1105	3	10/16/2024 11:26 PM by Saiprem
Missing dotnetnuke.modules.map.geolocator.google.googleadmin dll Started By IIIOT Infotech Hi Team, I'm trying to restore my DNN project but somehow seems dotnetnuke.modules.map.geolocator.google.googleadmin dll file missing . I check Bin folder but this file is missing. Can u share me link to download the dotnetnuke.modules.map.geolocator.google.googleadmin dll file. Your support is highly appreciated.	2	331	2	2/23/2025 4:07 AM by IIIOT Infotech

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