Developer Environment

Setting Up Your Development Environment

Visual Studio 2022 (any edition)

VS Code

Generally, we use Visual Studio but you can now work with the project in VS Code if desired. (requires C# Dev Kit)

 

SQL Server

(any edition; preferably 2012 or higher)

GitHub

You need to create your own fork of DNN Community Forums. Within your own fork, recommend to create a branch for each change you are making.

Additional References: Dependencies

DNN Community Extensions Development Environment

DNN Community Contributors Guide