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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I am Attempting to move a site to a new server need HELP! Started By Georgeb1951 I have copied the database, logs, and website folders to the new root directory (name has not changed), backed up and restored the DB, created a new website in IIS pointing to the website folder, Modified PortalAlias to point to the new IP I have a 'Test.html' file that runs correctly in the root folder, but when I run the site, I get '404 Not Found The requested Url does not return any valid content.' Thoughts	3	122	1	2/13/2026 10:26 AM by Georgeb1951
FYI for First time configuring DNN? Started By Georgeb1951 When the link to https://docs.dnncommunity.org/ was created in the post, a comma was apparently added at the end, so the link does not work correctly.	1	90	0	2/13/2026 8:44 PM by Georgeb1951
Creating RSS Feeds with Razor Started By Faith Coder Hello DNN Doctors! I have a question. I'm trying to use Razor to create RSS Feeds. There's been quite a bit of trial and error but the code below is now rendering correctly: { Layout = null; Response.ContentType = 'application/rssxml'; var db = Database.Open('SiteSqlServer'); var dbData = 'STORED PROCEDURE CODE HERE'; } FEED TITLE IMAGE URL IMAGE TITLE WHERE IMAGE LINKS TO FEED DESCR...	10	287	1	1/29/2026 1:18 PM by Faith Coder
Transaction log bloats and fills up causing issues Started By Malcolm Bradley I really hope there's someone who can help me. I have a DNN 9.10 installation which every few months causes either the site to crash or if noticed early enough will not allow users to login. When attempting to login the following message appears... The transaction log for database 'xxxxxxx.com' is full due to 'LOG_BACKUP'. My host support team reports the database has bloated significantly so they reduce the size of the database and all is well again. I had sugested this https://www...	3	108	1	2/13/2026 3:08 AM by Malcolm Bradley
My Website is Hacked by Sports Spammer! Started By Lina Hi Everyone. Last few days, I saw that my bandwith increase a lot. After that I got notification from Google Search Console that my website had bad links. Then I discover that someone hacked my root server and upload lot's of HTML files for sports streaming. I don't know how they do that. They create a folder name /video/ at my website and upload all files there. How they do that. Here is my website : http://virginiasafaripark.com/ and the effect links like http://virginiasafaripark...-NC...	8	5349	1	10/28/2019 8:55 AM by Lina
Error while trying to create a new page Started By Marco Alvarado Hi guys, This is a first time for me, I'm getting this error in the Admin Logs when trying to create a new page with or without a page template 'The transaction log for database 'tempdb' is full due to 'ACTIVE_TRANSACTION' and the holdup lsn is (7543:25344:76).' I tried to create the page three times and got the same error, after clearing cache, restarting the application and resetting the application pool I saw the same page created three times in the page section in the Persona Bar. I...	6	169	1	1/16/2026 7:22 PM by Marco Alvarado
DNN HTML Editor Constantly Stripping or Changing My Code Started By D0rk52 Hey everyone, I’m running into a frustrating issue with the DNN HTML editor. Every time I add custom HTML, CSS, or JavaScript to a module using the HTML editor, it keeps stripping out parts of my code or modifying it automatically when I go back in to edit. For example: Inline styles and script tags get removed or rewritten. The editor sometimes reorders or reformats the markup. When I save and reopen, certain tags or attributes vanish completely. This makes it a pain to work with, esp...	27	672	6	10/25/2025 9:50 AM by D0rk52
Question re: site assets - using the admin interface versus loading content on the backend - pros and cons Started By alexismaria Can someone tell me the advantages and disadvantages of using site assets to upload documents versus uploading content on the backend using File Explorer The content editors prefer using the backend. They only have access to certain folders with permissions applied. I'd like to respond with a comparison. I'll need to respond to a team meeting in a few weeks and I'd like to explain best practices and why. Thanks. Alexis	5	169	3	1/13/2026 3:47 PM by alexismaria
Easy upgrades Started By Tycho de Waard (SU) As I totally missed this, I was glad with an article on https://www.easydnnsoluti...-starting-in-dnn-102 Settings-Servers-System info got a new tab 'Upgrades'. I have a feeling this is going to save many people a lot of time :-)	1	91	1	1/14/2026 6:42 AM by Tycho de Waard (SU)
why if iFrame set to 'src="/portals/0/....' Started By Lee Help, i set src='https://dnncommunity.org/bit.ly/49owigO it adds /portals/0/ then edit & see this name='iFrame Demo' scrolling='yes' src='https://dnncommunity.org/portals/0/bit.ly/49owigO' width='1250'> Does the now url have to reside on the same site Thanks in advance for any help. Lee Patented 247eQuotes https://247equotes.us/	2	110	0	1/5/2026 4:15 PM by Lee

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