Steps to setup Local Sitefinity web application 

Step 1 : Creating Web application

1. Open Visual Studio and click on Create a new project

2. In the All languages dropdown, select C#. 

3. In the All platforms dropdown, select Windows. 

4. And in the All project types dropdown, select Web. 

5. From the list of projects, select ASP.NET Web Application (.NET Framework).

6. In Project name, enter a name of your project. 

For example, enter SitefinityWebApp 

7. Choose a location to store your project. 

8. Enter a name for the solution and click Next. 

For example, enter SitefinityWebApp 

9. In Framework, select .NET Framework 4.8. 

10. Click Create. 

11. In the window that appears, select Empty and click Create 

Step 2 : Configure Sitefinity NuGet repository 

12. Click Create. 

1. In Visual Studio => toolbar, click Tools => NuGet Package Manager => Package Manager Settings.

2. In the left pane, expand NuGet Package Manager and select Package Sources. Add a new source by clicking the plus button.                                                                                 

In Name, enter Sitefinity Nuget                            

In Source, enter http://nuget.sitefinity.com/nuget 

3. Click OK 

Step 3 : Install Sitefinity CMS 

1. In the Visual studio toolbar, click Tools => NuGet Package Manager => Package Manager for Solution

The Package Manager for Solution opens. 

2. In Package source, select Sitefinity Nuget.

3. Click on Browse tab and type Telerik.Sitefinity.All

4. Click on Telerik.Sitefinity.All and in the right hand side select project and click Install

5. Wait for installation to complete and if any popup appears click Ok/I Accept

6. Wait until Sitefinity CMS is installed on your empty project. 

7. Build your solution. 

Step 4 : Setup the project 

1. In Visual Studio open newly created project SitefinityWebApp and run the project to view in browser.

2. You should see the license activation page

3. Install your license and click Activate License 

4. In the License details popup click continue

5. Once the license is activated Setup the Project Startup 

6. Select Microsoft Sql Server and enter your local database details

7. Click continue. 

8. Wait for the setup to complete

9.After that Enter Sitefinity admin login details and click I’m done 

10.Wait for the setup to complete.

11.Once the installation is complete you should see dashboard.