CarrotCake CMS v4 (Webforms with ASP.NET 3.5) has a small disk footprint, the main files take up less than 15MB (excluding your graphics/ template files) and will run on relatively minimal server specifications.
CarrotCake CMS v5 (MVC 5 with ASP.NET 4.5-4.8+) also has a small disk footprint, the main files take up less than 25MB (excluding your graphics/ template files, nearly 10MB is the MVC and related system DLLs) and will run on relatively minimal server specifications.
CarrotCake CMS v8 (MVC with ASP.NET Core 8.0) has a modest disk footprint, when built as a portable framework dependent assembly, the core files take up less than 75MB (excluding your graphics/ template files, over 50MB is the MVC and related system DLLs) and will run on relatively modest server specifications.
| CMS 4.4 | CMS 5.5 | CMS 8.1 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presentation Layer | Webforms | MVC 5 | MVC Core 8 |
| IIS Version | IIS 6+ | IIS 7+ | IIS 8.5+ |
| Footprint | 15 MB | 25 MB | 75 MB |
| Technology | .Net Framework 3.5 SP1 | .Net Framework 4.5 | .Net Core 8 |
| Server Platform | Windows Server 2003, 2008, 2012, 2016-2022. NB: If running on Server 2012, or later, we recomend selecting a .Net 4.0 app pool and make minor updates to the web.config (see msdn). | Windows Server 2008, 2012, 2016, or later. | Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016, or later. |
| System Specs | 1.25GB RAM for light/medium traffic sites, higher traffic sites should be at 2GB or more | 2GB or more | 2GB or more |
| SQL Versions | SQL 2008 or 2012 Express (Standard, Enterprise, etc. or R2 variants OK, also approved with 2016) | SQL 2008 or 2012 Express (Standard, Enterprise, etc. or R2 variants OK, also approved with 2016) | Requires SQL Server 2016 or later (due to EF Core 8.0 requirements) |
The database must be configured for Case Insensitive Collation.
The administration/ content editor requires
- Firefox 99+ or Chrome 99+
- Desktop resolution of 1600x900 or better (1280x800 is passable, but may be a little cramped)
