Run Sitecore demo store example

Prerequisites

Ensure you have followed the steps listed on the installation documentation.

The Helix examples assume you have some experience with (or at least an understanding of) Docker container-based Sitecore development. For more information, see the Sitecore Containers Documentation.

.NET Core 3.1

Install the .NET Core 3.1 SDK if you do not have it.

Initialize

Open a PowerShell administrator prompt and run the following command, replacing the -LicenseXmlPath with the location of your Sitecore license file.

.\init.ps1 -LicenseXmlPath C:\License\license.xml

You can also set the Sitecore admin password using the -SitecoreAdminPassword parameter (default is "b").

This will perform any necessary preparation steps, such as populating the Docker Compose environment (.env) file, configuring certificates, and adding hosts file entries.

Build the solution and start Sitecore

Next run the following command.

docker-compose up -d

This will download any required Docker images, build the solution and Sitecore runtime images, and then start the containers. The example uses the Sitecore Experience Management (XM1) topology.

Once complete, you can access the instance with the following.

• Sitecore Content Management: https://cm.sitecore-demo-store.localhost
• Sitecore Identity Server: https://id.sitecore-demo-store.localhost
• Basic Company site: https://www.sitecore-demo-store.localhost

Push and publish items

First, restore the sitecore CLI dotnet tool, which will be used for Sitecore login and serialization.

dotnet tool restore

Login the sitecore CLI with the following command.

dotnet sitecore login --cm https://cm.sitecore-demo-store.localhost/ --auth https://id.sitecore-demo-store.localhost/ --allow-write true

This will open a browser tab with the Sitecore login page. Use "admin" and the password you specified on init ("b" by default).

Once logged in, push the latest serialized items using the sitecore CLI by running the following command.

dotnet sitecore ser push

Finally, publish using the sitecore CLI.

dotnet sitecore publish

You should now be able to view the Basic Company site at https://www.sitecore-demo-store.localhost.

Stop Sitecore

When you're done, stop and remove the containers using the following command.

docker-compose down

Credits

This project has been inspired by Sitecor helix examples.