Installing ElmapiCMS on Windows
This guide walks you through setting up ElmapiCMS v3 on Windows 10/11 using GitHub access to the private repository.
We recommend Laravel Herd for Windows.
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Laravel Herd
Download the Windows installer from the Herd website.
Complete onboarding from the Herd UI. Herd uses %USERPROFILE%\Herd as the parked directory.
Clone the repository
cd Herd
git clone git@github.com:elmapicms/elmapicms.git Elmapi3
cd Elmapi3Install PHP dependencies
composer installTroubleshooting
If composer install fails, download vendor.zip from Releases and copy it into Elmapi3, extract it, and try again.
Copy environment and generate key
copy .env.example .env
php artisan key:generateRun database migrations and seed the database
php artisan migrate --seedWhen prompted for SQLite, type y and press Enter.
Troubleshooting
If migrations fail, download elmapi3.sql from Releases and import it.
Build the frontend
npm install && npm run buildVisit the site
herd openLogin
Email:
[email protected]Password:
passwordAdditional configuration
Database
SQLite is the default. For MySQL/MariaDB, update .env. See Laravel database configuration.
DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_DATABASE=elmapicms_v3
DB_USERNAME=root
DB_PASSWORD=Development
composer run dev