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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DNN Show & Tell - at a new, earlier time! Started By Jeremy Farrance Join us at 12:30pm Eastern time. Get ready for the next DNN Online Demo Party! This is a monthly session focused on short practical demonstrations of anything DNN-related. When: Tuesday, June 2nd Where: Online, a Zoom meeting, link available via Meetup.com or on Discord an hour before start! Event Schedule 12:30 PM — Welcome and Intro 12:35 PM — Demo 1: Optimize for AI Search Demo 2: OpenContent Views: Handlebars or Razor Demo 3: DNN Backup & Restore Demo 4: New feature com...		34	1	6/1/2026 3:44 PM by Jeremy Farrance
The DNN Show & Tell Meetup - New in 2026 Started By Jeremy Farrance The DNN Show & Tell Meetup Get ready for the monthly DNN Online Demo Party! Recorded live, this fun session focuses on short practical demonstrations of anything DNN-related. When: First Tuesday of each month Time: 6:30 PM Eastern Time Where: Online (Register below!) Your Hosts: Steve Karpik, Marco Alvarado, and Jeremy Farrance What You Need to Know No demo No problem! You don't need to bring a presentation to join the fun. Want the spotlight If you have a demo you'd like...	2	43	1	5/3/2026 1:24 PM by Jeremy Farrance
Discord Channel for DNN communtiy Started By Cody Discord is a voice chat software that runs online and requires nothing to be installed. There is a C Discord community that can be a template for making the DNN community in Discord. A Discord channel could also help with collaberating and meeting with people or even getting some support from those willing to use the app. Some things are better explained in words spoken, others are best typed. You can do both in Discord.	5	4701	1	11/11/2019 9:40 PM by Cody
Southern Fried DNN Meetup Started By David Poindexter I hope you all can join us live or via replay on YouTube. Register Now (for FREE)		649	1	9/20/2023 7:41 PM by David Poindexter
dnn-usergroup.de Started By Gerrit Stoever The german speaking user group dnn-usergroup.de is not reachable since this morning. Does somebody has some information when it will be running again Thanks Gerrit	3	3949	1	10/14/2020 5:45 AM by Gerrit Stoever
DNN 7 Installation in SQL Server Started By vikas arora While I am trying to configure a DotNetNuke 7 (DNN 7) the following error occurred ERROR:Index : 0 Source: .Net SqlClient Data Provider Class: 20 Number: 2 Message: My database is SQL server as both database and web server on my localhost. I followed one of the existing document but no luck - https://www.dnnsoftware.c...system-configuration	1	2783	1	6/29/2020 4:37 AM by vikas arora
Create a DNN Gitter Community Group Started By Cody I think it would be a great idea to maybe start a Gitter group for real time chatting about development of DNN. This can cleanup a bunch of chatter for questions about pull requests to help keep github clean and on target and also help recruit new talents. Gitter is suppose to be a real-time chat service for GitHub projects if I understand it right and it is free. I think there are people out there looking for something like this type of project that need to find DNN. Some collaration in...	1	2362	0	11/11/2019 9:32 PM by Cody
Regarding Multirole login in DNN Started By Sachin Hi All, i'm working on one of my DNN site. i have one user and i assigned 2 roles (Admin and doctor) to same user. now i want to login to site using role selection and display modules and menu as per role. but now issue is in dnn when i login using user they showing 2 modules on one page. if any one having any idea related to role based login please let me know ASAP. Thanks Sachin	4	3097	1	6/18/2019 2:46 AM by Sachin

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