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: Administration and Configuration

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Reset password does not work when setting a custom login page Started By sjones We have a custom login module that we have set as the custom login page in site settings > site behaviour. When this is set the link that is sent to users on Reset Password via email does not work. The link is like so: 'http://localhost/dnn/Registration.aspxctl=PasswordReset&resetToken=8ca0a707-dffb-4db7-835e-956f0bd15f15' But results in the browser going to: 'http://localhost/dnn/CMISLogin.aspxTabID=151&ctl=PasswordReset&resetToken=51e62623-faf4-4764-939d-6c4e37d66eb8' and err...	1	118	0	3/27/2026 12:36 PM by sjones
Troubleshooting scheduled task hanging after completion DNN 7.4.2 Started By Isa Recently, a task has started to hang around after completion. It is happening just for this task, just in this install, and I don't understand why. Not sure how relevant this will be. The task is scheduled to run every 30 minutes. But it can also be scheduled by another task or database connection timeout via: var schedulingProvider = SchedulingProvider.Instance(); var scheduleItem = schedulingProvider.GetSchedule(typeFullName, null); schedulingProvider.RunScheduleItemNow(scheduleItem, t...	1	195	1	3/18/2026 7:14 AM by Isa
Cannot click on the Edit and Page setting Started By Pramod I have HTML module on a page. When i click on the top right pencil or the wheel nothing happen. I cannot edit the page, change font of the text. In the config page	2	128	1	3/18/2026 3:47 PM by Pramod
DNN - odd admin interface Started By alexismaria Hi, We have two DNN portals that use 9.13.9 and the other is 9.13.10. One will be decommissioned (9.13.9), the other will be revised using 10.2.2. and a newer module. It is not an emergency, but one of the sites will be live and functioning for another month. I went into the admin area and noticed a very strange interface that isn't really functional. Why did this happen and how can one fix this The file directory is scattered and unusable in many places. Including a screen capture:	1	107	2	3/9/2026 1:45 PM by alexismaria
Need to Give Permission to view and Edit Only Specific Pages Started By Tarunjit Hi All, I have DNN 9.11.0 installed and have the following requirement : Users belonging to specif role should be allowed to view/edit pages in specified hierarchy. By hierachy i mean parent page and its descendenats. These users shoudnot be allowed to access/edit any other page in the DNN site. Users which doesn't belong to that role shouldn't be allowed to access such pages. Note : I have already implmeneted point 1 and 3 by creating a role and managing permissions of such pa...	3	757	1	10/20/2023 11:24 AM by Tarunjit
User/Role Issues in DNN 10.01.01 Started By Georgeb1951 Reposting to clarify the issue DNN 10.01.01 default Aperture theme I have added users via the registration process, authorized them, and added 'Registered Users' to the 'Members Area' page and copied permissions to dependent pages. I have also disallowed the everyone role. When I log in to the site as a registered user, the 'Members Area' menu item does not display, and if I access it directly, I get redirected to the access denied page. Here are my settings. What am I missing Here ar...	2	123	1	3/5/2026 1:36 PM by Georgeb1951
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	171	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	142	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	383	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	166	1	2/13/2026 3:08 AM by Malcolm Bradley

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