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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: Upgrading DNN Platform

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The New DNN 10.02.05 Special Upgrade Release Started By Jeremy Farrance Update Apr 22 2026: DNN v10.02.05 is now the recommended Special Upgrade Release. GitHub Releases: v10.2.5 I am trying to help get the word out about the new special release of DNN that is designed to help make the upgrade from v9 to v10 much smoother. If you have questions, please ask. I'll do my best to make sure the easiest to find info is informative. Please reply here with questions or suggestions. Or consider joining us on Discord with this invite. There is an upgrades channel ...	4	194	0	4/15/2026 10:40 AM by Jeremy Farrance
Extensions updates Started By cjsailer Hello, I'm a bit confused by the Extensions screen where it shows all your installed extensions (with your current version) and also the upgrade versions available. Two extensions as an example, IFrame and Links I'm on version 8.1.3 and 8.0.2 respectively, and versions 9.1.3 and 8.2.0 are listed as available upgrades. However when I go to the GitHub repository DNN Community and look at both IFrame and Links master branch, the available version are 8.1.3 and 8.0.2, the versions that I'm current...	2	237	0	11/10/2025 11:01 AM by cjsailer
New Upgrade Process Hung Started By Faith Coder I wanted to try out the shiney new upgrade process. I did it on a less-traveled site to not disrupt things too much. I got as far as the screenshot below. It's probably be sitting on this page for a good 10 - 15 minutes now :-/ The logs show these messages: 2026-06-04 09:46:48.173-07:00 [ERROR] DotNetNuke.Services.Exceptions.Exceptions - System.IO.IOException: The directory is not empty. at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath) a...	3	105	1	6/4/2026 1:03 PM by Faith Coder
Upgrading DNNSoftware (Dotnetnuke) Started By Mariette Knap (SU) Upgrading DNN Software always starts the same way. You sit there, coffee in hand, trying to act like a responsible adult. You’ve read the release notes (mostly). You’ve triple-checked the backups. You tell yourself this is “just another upgrade.” But deep down, it feels exactly like being a child on Christmas Eve. The download finishes, and suddenly your heart beats a little faster. What’s inside this new version Better performance Fewer bugs That one annoying thing finally fixed after ...	1	138	1	4/15/2026 7:05 AM by Mariette Knap (SU)
DNN 10.3.0 Upgrade Issue – Menu Disappeared / Legacy Menu Control Not Rendering Started By Ahmad I hope you are doing well. I am currently upgrading a website from DNN version 10.2.1 to 10.3.0, and I have encountered an issue where the main navigation menu has completely disappeared after the upgrade. In my skin (.ascx), I am using the following menu control: From my understanding, it seems that legacy menu controls like DNNStandardMenu may no longer be supported or require additional configuration in DNN 10.3.0. I would appreciate your guidance on the following: Is ...	5	218	0	4/8/2026 1:54 AM by Ahmad
Seeking "Brute Force" Upgrade Path: DNN 9.13.x to 10.2.x Started By mkamoski Seeking 'Brute Force' Upgrade Path: DNN 9.13.x to 10.2.x Hello everyone, I am looking for the most reliable, 'brute force' path to upgrade a small DNN site. We are currently on version 9.13. We want to reach the latest stable release. Site Specs: Users: Modules: DB Size: Total Files (whole site): Environment: Windows Server 2022 Std. Our Questions: Is it safer to jump directly to the latest release Should we follow a specific sequence of intermediary upda...	3	136	1	3/11/2026 9:56 AM by mkamoski
Upgrading to 10.2.2 Started By JMD I sucessfully upgraded our DNN site to 10.2.1 from 10.1.0. I'm now trying to upgrade to 10.2.2 using the new method here: Step 3 - Upload Upgrade Package Login as a SuperUser (Host) and navigate to: Settings => Servers => System Info => Upgrades. Click on 'Upload Package' and upload the previously downloaded upgrade zip file. The system will validate the upgrade package and warn about potential issues if detected. When I go to Settings => Servers => System Info => Upgrades there is...	8	228	2	2/23/2026 2:07 PM by JMD
Move SHA256 instead of SHA1 for the validation hash Started By Jini Joy Is it possible to move SHA256 instead of SHA1 for the validation hash in DNN 09.10.01(0) If Yes, please explain the complete steps.	3	280	2	7/9/2025 9:12 AM by Jini Joy
500 Internal Server Error after upgrading from 9.13.10 to 10 Started By Antonio D I recently tried upgrading one of my company's sites from DNN 9.6.2 to 10.2.1 (but not directly). I first upgraded from 9.6.2 to 9.13.7 and then went through the steps to remove Telerik. Then, I upgraded to 9.13.9 and it looked like the site was still working normally. I then upgraded to 10.0.0, but when I exited the uprgade screen, I was met with this error in the browser: 500 Internal Server Error The requested Url does not return any valid content. Administrators Change this message by ...	12	339	2	2/19/2026 5:23 PM by Antonio D
Upgrading to 10.2.3 Started By Jeff89453 Hello, I’m currently running DNN 10.2.2 and attempting to upgrade to 10.2.3. The upgrade is needed because we are experiencing the known issue where roles cannot be added and module permissions cannot be set. Based on the release notes, this appears to be addressed in 10.2.3: Fixed an issue with inability to set module permissions (6997) While following the documented post-10.2.0 upgrade steps, I ran into an issue during the directed upgrade process. According to the documentat...	5	230	2	3/5/2026 11:54 AM by Jeff89453

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