Download C1 CMS Foundation

If you like our open source CMS Foundation, be sure to check out our service plans - they give you access to our support, upgrade tools, and premium CMS features.

Download

  • Run C1 CMS Foundation locally
  • You get a ZIP containing a website folder.
  • You must be running Windows. Ensure System Requirements are met.
  • Extract the ZIP, launch in IIS and browse to the site.
  • The CMS setup wizard launches automatically when the website runs.

If you are a developer familiar with IIS or Visual Studio and you don't need the open source code right now, this is for you.

Local Guided Install

  • Run C1 CMS Foundation locally
  • Guided installation via Microsoft Web Platform Installer.
  • You must be running Windows. Other requirements are auto installed.
  • You can open up the project in Visual Studio later.
  • The CMS setup wizard launches automatically when the website runs.

If you want to launch C1 CMS locally without too much manual setup work, this is for you.

Azure Web Site

  • Run C1 CMS Foundation in the cloud
  • Guided setup via Microsoft Azure.
  • Azure login required - create an account if needed.
  • You can download the website later.
  • The CMS setup wizard launches automatically when the website runs.

If you are not a Windows user or you want to launch online, this is for you.

Source Code

  • Run C1 CMS Foundation locally.
  • Fork our repo on GitHub.
  • You must be running Windows. Ensure System Requirements are met.
  • You need Visual Studio to build and launch it.
  • The CMS setup wizard launches automatically when the website runs.

If the source is strong with you, this is the way to go. We accept pull requests!