From the time Sitecore 9 was released, there has been a lot of talk about the method of installation. Installing Sitecore 9 is difficult when compared to installing the previous versions, and in this version, you will be using a lot more Powershell.

When I was trying to install Sitecore 9.0 in my system, I had to go through multiple website and videos to learn the method. To simplify this process, I have mentioned the steps to be followed for installation of Sitecore 9.0 on a local development environment.

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a. Windows 8.1, 10, Server 2012 R2
b. .NET Framework 4.6.2
c. SQL Server 2016 or greater
d. IIS 8.5 or 10
e. Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
f. Power Shell 5.1+
g. Web Platform Installer 5.0
h. Web deploy 3.6
i. Solr 6.6.2
j. NSSM

Steps 1

1. Gather Files:

a. Sitecore License file
b. On-Prem XP0 Instance package: Sitecore 9.0.2 rev. 180604(download from here)

Step 2

• Create install folder c:/Siteocore/install
• Move license file to install folder
• Extract ZIP file (Sitecore 9.0.2 rev. 180604) and move below file to install folder

1: Sitecore 9.0.2 rev. 180604 (OnPrem)_single.scwdp.zip
2: Sitecore 9.0.2 rev. 180604 (OnPrem)_xp0xconnect.scwdp.zip
3: Extract XP0 Configuration files 9.0.2 rev. 180604.zip file and move all its json file to install folder

• Extract Solr 6.6.2.zip file and move to C:/Sitecore folder
• Open PowerShell as administrator and move to C:Sitecoresolr-6.6.2bin directory
• Run powershell command:
o .Solr start -p 8983
• Open browser with URL http://localhost:8983/Solr and check solr is running properly

Step 4

• Set up solr as service
o Download from http://nssm.cc
o Install to C:/Sitecore folder
o Open Command Prompt as admin and navigate to C:Sitecorenssmwin64
o Run PS command: nssm install solr6

Under Application Tab fill values:
• Path: C:Sitecoresolr-6.6.2binSolr.cmd
• C:Sitecoresolr-6.6.2bin
• Argument: start -f -p 8983

Under Details Tab fill values
• Name: Solr6
• Description: Start/Stop Solr Service

Click Install Service button
o Open Service Manager to check Solr6 service is created and then start the service

Step 5:

Configure SSL for solr:
• Download solrssl.ps1 from here
• Move solrssl.ps1 file to install folder C:/Sitecore/Install
• Edit the solrssl1.ps1 file
o Open the file in editor
o Navigate to
$keytool = (Get-Command ‘keytool.exe’).Source
o Set the location of keytool.exe to
$keytool = (Get-Command ‘C:Program FilesJavajre1.8.0_191binkeytool.exe’).Source
• Open the PowerShelland navigate to C:/Sitecore/Install and run the command
.solrssl.ps1 -KeystoreFile C:Sitecoresolr-6.6.2serveretcsolr-ssl.keystore.jks
o Open C:Sitecoresolr-6.6.2binsolr.in.cmd in editor and Search for this line and remove REM
REM set SOLR_SSL_KEY_STORE=etc/solr-ssl.keystore.jks
REM set SOLR_SSL_KEY_STORE_PASSWORD=secret
REM set SOLR_SSL_KEY_STORE_TYPE=JKS
REM set SOLR_SSL_TRUST_STORE=etc/solr-ssl.keystore.jks
o Restart solr service
o Now run solr as https
https://localhost:8983/solr

Step 6
Setup SQL Server User
• Create a user with new User and provide Sysadmin server role

• Execute below code
sp_configure ‘contained database authentication’, 1;
GO
RECONFIGURE;
GO

Step 7

Install the SIF Module
• Open the Powershell as administrator and run below command

Register-PSRepository -Name SitecoreRepo -SourceLocation https://sitecore.myget.org/F/sc-powershell/api/v2

Install-Module SitecoreInstallFramework -RequiredVersion 1.1.0

Install-Module SitecoreFundamentals -RequiredVersion 1.1.0

Import-Module SitecoreFundamentals
Import-Module SitecoreInstallFramework

Step 8

Run Installation Script
• Update the parameter in all the script and then run:
o $prefix: name of Sitecore instance
o $SqlServer: Sql server name
o $SqlAdminUser, $SqlAdminPassword: User created in Step 6

Script 1:

#define parameters
$prefix = “xp1”
$PSScriptRoot = “C:Sitecoreinstall”
$XConnectCollectionService = “$prefix.xconnect”
$sitecoreSiteName = “$prefix.local”
$SolrUrl = “https://localhost:8983/solr”
$SolrRoot = “C:Sitecoresolr-6.6.2”
$SolrService = “solr6”
$SqlServer = “DESKTOP-K34H1RL”
$SqlAdminUser = “sc9”
$SqlAdminPassword=”pass@word1″
#install client certificate for xconnect
$certParams = @{
Path = “$PSScriptRootxconnect-createcert.json”
CertificateName = “$prefix.xconnect_client”
}
Install-SitecoreConfiguration @certParams -Verbose
#install solr cores for xdb
$solrParams = @{
Path = “$PSScriptRootxconnect-solr.json”
SolrUrl = $SolrUrl
SolrRoot = $SolrRoot
SolrService = $SolrService
CorePrefix = $prefix
}
Install-SitecoreConfiguration @solrParams
#install solr cores for sitecore
$solrParams = @{
Path = “$PSScriptRootsitecore-solr.json”
SolrUrl = $SolrUrl
SolrRoot = $SolrRoot
SolrService = $SolrService
CorePrefix = $prefix
}
Install-SitecoreConfiguration @solrParams

Script 2:

#define parameters
$prefix = “xp1”
$PSScriptRoot = “C:Sitecoreinstall”
$XConnectCollectionService = “$prefix.xconnect”
$sitecoreSiteName = “$prefix.local”
$SolrUrl = “https://localhost:8983/solr”
$SolrRoot = “C: Sitecoresolr-6.6.2”
$SolrService = “solr6”
$SqlServer = “DESKTOP-K34H1RL”
$SqlAdminUser = “sc9”
$SqlAdminPassword=”pass@word1″
#install client certificate for xconnect
$certParams = @{
Path = “$PSScriptRootxconnect-createcert.json”
CertificateName = “$prefix.xconnect_client”
}
Install-SitecoreConfiguration @certParams -Verbose
#deploy xconnect instance
$xconnectParams = @{
Path = “$PSScriptRootxconnect-xp0.json”
Package = “$PSScriptRootSitecore 9.0.2 rev. 180604 (OnPrem)_xp0xconnect.scwdp.zip”
LicenseFile = “$PSScriptRootlicense.xml”
Sitename = $XConnectCollectionService
XConnectCert = $certParams.CertificateName
SqlDbPrefix = $prefix
SqlServer = $SqlServer
SqlAdminUser = $SqlAdminUser
SqlAdminPassword = $SqlAdminPassword
SolrCorePrefix = $prefix
SolrURL = $SolrUrl

}
Install-SitecoreConfiguration @xconnectParams

Script 3:

#define parameters
$prefix = “xp1”
$PSScriptRoot = “C:Sitecoreinstall”
$XConnectCollectionService = “$prefix.xconnect”
$sitecoreSiteName = “$prefix.local”
$SolrUrl = “https://localhost:8983/solr”
$SolrRoot = “C: Sitecoresolr-6.6.2”
$SolrService = “solr6”
$SqlServer = “DESKTOP-K34H1RL”
$SqlAdminUser = “sc9”
$SqlAdminPassword=”pass@word1″
#install client certificate for xconnect
$certParams = @{
Path = “$PSScriptRootxconnect-createcert.json”
CertificateName = “$prefix.xconnect_client”
}
Install-SitecoreConfiguration @certParams -Verbose

#install sitecore instance
$xconnectHostName = “$prefix.xconnect”
$sitecoreParams = @{
Path = “$PSScriptRootsitecore-XP0.json”
Package = “$PSScriptRoot Sitecore 9.0.2 rev. 180604 (OnPrem)_single.scwdp.zip”
LicenseFile = “$PSScriptRootlicense.xml”
SqlDbPrefix = $prefix
SqlServer = $SqlServer
SqlAdminUser = $SqlAdminUser
SqlAdminPassword = $SqlAdminPassword
SolrCorePrefix = $prefix
SolrUrl = $SolrUrl
XConnectCert = $certParams.CertificateName
Sitename = $sitecoreSiteName
XConnectCollectionService = “https://$XConnectCollectionService”
}
Install-SitecoreConfiguration @sitecoreParams

After Successfully running below scripts, you can access Sitecore site using http://xp1.local URL

This method can be followed for installation of Sitecore on a local development environment. You can also view Sitecore Multisite Architecture – Single Installation. In case of query, add your comments below.