Rainbow is a pain in the neck to install compared to CommunityServer.org. But it's not that bad.
There are a few steps involved that I've been doing for a while. I've sent them a few ideas on how to improve it so that they can be easier to install.
1. Download the Rainbow2006Release.ZIP
Go to http://www.rainbowportal.net and click Download.
2. Extract and Install Code
Go to your Inetpub directory. Normally c:\Inetpub\Wwwroot\ and unzip Rainbow2006Release.ZIP.
After Unzipping, I usually rename the main folder to something else like "site" or "clients" so that I can have multiple installations if I want them.
3. Create your DataStore
Create a MSSQL Database and a login which has DBO permissions on it.
Ask a DBA to help you, if you don't know how to do this.
4. Connect the DataStore in the code.
In the web.config, find and edit the connection string to point to the
DataStore you created.
5. Create Application
In IIS, go to your Default Website Root and right click on your Rainbow folder.
Click on Properties. Click on "Create Application." Click Ok.
6. Ensure Corrent Permissions are Set
Make sure that that the ASPNET worker process has permissions to write to rb_logs and the Portals directory.
Go to http://localhost/site/ . You should be greeted with an Install Page which you can click continue
until your site's DataStore is initialized. If this fails, you will need assistance.
Rahul
Hi, nothing here yet.