DXP requirements
This information is useful to ensure your development environment is compatible with the deployment process and the Azure resources.
What should I know before using DXP?
- See Microsoft Azure to gain knowledge of cloud-based development, particularly Microsoft Azure, is valuable for getting the most out of DXP.
- Ensure that you use compatible versions of software, services, and toolscompatible versions of software, services, and tools for a smooth deployment procedure.
- Create an Optimizely cloud accountCreate an Optimizely cloud account to access the Self-Service for DXPSelf-Service for DXP and information about your projects in the Azure portalprojects in the Azure portal.
- Check the system requirementssystem requirements before installing. Easy installationinstallation and service onboarding, a set of sample templates and Visual Studio extensions, help you get your development projects running. With Optimizely's continuous releases, see Optimizely Release Notes by ProductOptimizely Release Notes by Product to keep projects up-to-date with a shorter time-to-market for customer solutions.
Notes
- You can run only one Web Application (ASP.NET Web Application project) in your DXP solution. However, you can have unlimited number of sites in that application.
- To ensure maximum availability and scaling flexibility, Optimizely Search & Navigation (formerly Find) uses dynamic IP ranges. For example, if you require whitelisting of IP addresses in the firewall, make sure that your firewall supports domain-based allowlisting.
Required software versions
The following overview shows the minimum required versions for Optimizely products and modules and tools and services for deploying to the integration environment. For information about upgrading Optimizely solutions, see Install Optimizely updates .
Software/service | Lowest version | Comment |
|---|---|---|
Optimizely CMS | EPiServer.CMS.UI.Core 11.1.0, EPiServer.CMS.Core 11.2.1 | - |
Optimizely Search & Navigation | EPiServer.Find 13.0.3 | - |
Optimizely Commerce | EPiServer.Commerce 11.5.0 | - |
Optimizely Cloud CMS | EPiServer.CloudPlatform.Cms 1.3.0 | For healthcheck and warmup |
Optimizely Community API (formerly Social) |  |  |
Optimizely Marketing Automation |  |  |
Microsoft Visual Studio | 2015 | For creating and deploying sites. |
Optimizely CMS Visual Studio extension | 11.x | For creating and deploying sites. |
Microsoft SQL Database | 12 | For creating bacpac files for database transfers. |
Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio | 12.0.4213.0 (2014 SP1) | For creating bacpac files for database transfers. |
(This only applies to new solutions onboarding DXP; it does not apply to solutions already on DXP.)
Note EPiServer.CloudPlatform.Cms causes a routing exception if any custom routes are set unless you add the following to appSettings in web.config (CMS 11): <add key="episerver:healthcheck:maphttpattributeroutes" value="false" />
The following features are not supported within Optimizely DXP:
- Optimizely Mirroring
- Windows Workflow Foundation (WF)
- Optimizely Search (default search; uninstall the NuGet package to remove from your solution before deployment. Optimizely Search & Navigation is included.)
- Solr Search Provider (use Optimizely Search & Navigation)
Deployment tools
You can deploy using deployment tools for a version-controlled team development environment or through Visual Studio using the Optimizely extensions and publish profiles. You can use any deployment tool that supports Azure Resource Manager (ARM); see Deploy Code Changes.
Supported apps (add-ons)
Note You must install add-on modules to the integration environment through Visual Studio to work with the DXP deployment process. Do not change the default configuration that disables users from installing to production.
- Google Analytics for OptimizelyGoogle Analytics for Optimizely
- Optimizely Live MonitorOptimizely Live Monitor
- Optimizely Social ReachOptimizely Social Reach
- Optimizely Spellchecker for TinyMCEOptimizely Spellchecker for TinyMCE
- Optimizely Self-Optimizing BlockOptimizely Self-Optimizing Block
- Optimizely Visitor Groups Criteria PackOptimizely Visitor Groups Criteria Pack
- Optimizely Digital Experience HubOptimizely Digital Experience Hub
- Optimizely Digital Experience Hub for Marketing Automation-Acoustic (Silverpop)Optimizely Digital Experience Hub for Marketing Automation-Acoustic (Silverpop)
- Optimizely Digital Experience Hub for Marketing Automation-DelivraOptimizely Digital Experience Hub for Marketing Automation-Delivra
- Optimizely Digital Experience Hub for Marketing Automation-EloquaOptimizely Digital Experience Hub for Marketing Automation-Eloqua
- Optimizely Digital Experience Hub for Marketing Automation-HubSpotOptimizely Digital Experience Hub for Marketing Automation-HubSpot
- Optimizely Digital Experience Hub for Marketing Automation-MarketoOptimizely Digital Experience Hub for Marketing Automation-Marketo
- Optimizely Digital Experience Hub for CRM-Microsoft Dynamics CRMOptimizely Digital Experience Hub for CRM-Microsoft Dynamics CRM
- Optimizely Digital Experience Hub for Marketing Automation-PardotOptimizely Digital Experience Hub for Marketing Automation-Pardot
- Optimizely Digital Experience Hub for CRM-SalesforceOptimizely Digital Experience Hub for CRM-Salesforce
- Optimizely Digital Experience Hub for Marketing Automation-Salesforce Marketing Cloud (ExactTarget)Optimizely Digital Experience Hub for Marketing Automation-Salesforce Marketing Cloud (ExactTarget)
Unsupported apps (add-ons)
The following add-ons are not supported in Optimizely DXP.
- Optimizely CMO
- Optimizely Mail
- Optimizely Relate
- Optimizely Search