Scaling Sitecore Azure Web App
Before scaling Sitecore Azure Web App, you must read the experience I had and going to share in this post. Azure Web App In Azure, you can easily change existent resources almost in real time to accomodate…
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Error: An error occurred after logging in Sitecore
In today’s post I am going to share an issue I faced a while ago during a login process Error: An error occurred after logging in Sitecore People think IT professionals are fearless but no one knows the…
Queries in Solr
In today’s post I am going to share about queries in Solr and how they can become helpful, specially during troubleshooting sessions. For those who doesn’t know, Sitecore uses a search engine for two…
[Solved] Attach item in Sitecore Application Access Denied error
One of the most frustrating things to see is an Access Denied error, because, usually, you were supposed to have the clearance to perform the action you are being blocked for. This week, I received a…
Sitecore Identity Server and Azure AD security groups limit part 3
Part 1 – A user was member of 180 Security Groups and after provide its credentials, it was either redirect to a HTTP 431 error page or a blank page but never to Sitecore Experience Platform. Part 2 – User…
Sitecore Identity Server and Azure AD security groups limit part 2
I was not expecting to write another post about Sitecore Identity Server and Azure Security Groups limit since I thought that by finding the magic number last time and the workaround by reducing users’…
Troubleshooting guide to You do not have access to the system in Sitecore Identity Server
A few weeks ago, a user complaint that couldn’t sign-in to Sitecore via Azure AD and was getting the following error message You do not have access to the system. If you think this is wrong, please contact…
Administrator checkbox overlaps Azure AD groups
Lately, I have been working a lot in Sitecore environments integrated with Azure AD and last week while troubleshooting a permission issue which I couldn’t reproduce using my user. After struggling a bit, I…
Sitecore Identity Server and Azure AD security groups limit
One of the most exciting – and easy – things to perform now with Sitecore Identity is the integration with Azure Active Directory (AD) which allows your users authenticate with the same credentials as for…
Sitecore Identity Server and Azure AD security groups limit
One of the most exciting – and easy – things to perform now with Sitecore Identity is the integration with Azure Active Directory (AD) which allows your users authenticate with the same credentials as for…
Publishing Service as Azure App Service and Connection Strings
Azure App Services provide plenty of features and options but you probably alredy know that. One of the things that I like the most is the ability to configure things like Application Settings, Connection…
Sitecore announces 2020 MVPs
BAM! Another year starts, and as usual Sitecore announces their MVPs for 2020. And for the 4th time consecutive (2017, 2018, 2019 & 2020) I’ve been awarded as a Sitecore MVP. Let’s make another great year…
SSL/TLS error while rebuilding xDB index
During a troubleshoot session with Sitecore, I was asked to rebuild the xDB index and I thought “I should connect to Sitecore and be able to rebuild it, easy peasy”. Sitecore support provided me with the…
[Solved] Issue with Sitecore Identity Server and Azure AD
I had to set up an integration between Azure Active Directory and Sitecore 9.1, and I was able to accomplish it by following the steps on Derek Correia’s blog. Then, I had to map claims to User Profiles as…
Why admin/b does not work anymore?
Recently I had to install Sitecore 9.2, and before get thousand of errors by using my Powershell scripts I decided to have a look in the Installation Guide As you may know, you can provision a Sitecore…
Adding Publishing Targets in Sitecore 9.1
As you probably know Sitecore standards send the content from Master to Web database (or publishing database if you prefer), however, Sitecore also provides a way to add more publishing targets. Do you…
How to modify Sitecore Identity Server URL?
I think at some point you will be at the same scenario as I was today: a brand new Sitecore 9.1, everything looking good, working, fully functional, easy peasy, so you decided to send a quick note to your…
Replace Sitecore license in Azure PaaS at once
You already went through changing Sitecore license either on-premises or PaaS, and if that’s the case you know how painful it can become, specially for scaled environments and since Sitecore 9 the license…
[Solved] Application Insights not working on Sitecore 9.1 PaaS
A couple weeks ago I’ve asked a question in Sitecore Stackexchange explaining that the Sitecore 9.1 PaaS our team has provisioned in Azure was not providing data to the Application Insights. I went through…
[Solved] Unicorn issue with Sitecore Identity
I’ve started to work at the Continuous Integration & Continuous Delivery part in a Sitecore project. As I am not familiarized with the process, I decided to create my very first Sitecore project/solution in…
Sitecore announces 2019 MVPs
WOW! Cannot believe it is that time of the year again when Sitecore announces 2019 MVP. I remember exactly how my day looked like when I was first awarded as Sitecore MVP back in 2017, and once again in…
Sitecore connecting to MongoDB using SSL
After configuring valid certificates in MongoDB it is time to establish the communication from Sitecore to MongoDB, and unfortunately Sitecore does not communicate with Mongo using SSL Out of the box. I…
Using Valid Certificates to Configure MongoDB for SSL/TLS
I was told to configure MongoDB for SSL/TLS for a production environment which means I would have to use VALID CERTIFICATES! For production use, your MongoDB deployment should use valid certificates…
[SOLVED] Sitecore 9 update 1 XP0 topology ‘sqlcmd’ is not recognized error
A week ago, I was trying to provision a Sitecore 9 Update 1 XP0 topology and everything was great, until the step CreateShardApplicationDatabaseServerLoginSqlCmd As you can see, it complains about sqlcmd is…
[SOLVED] Sitecore 9 – Reporting not working after install
Couple days ago, I was installing a new Sitecore 9 XP1 topology and during my post-installations tests I received the following error while accessing the Reporting piece C’mon! You got to be kidding me… and…
Is there an order to install the Sitecore 9 XP1 Topology?
A powershell script to “simplify your installation” is provided by the Sitecore 9 Installation Guide, however, you can use a different way where you have to execute every JSON file individually and…
Sitecore announces 2018 MVPs
Exactly one year ago, for the very first time, I was receiving the honor to be part of the Sitecore MVP group. Back then, I shared with you about my start, goals and how happy I was in be awarded! Last…
[SOLVED] Sitecore Content Delivery – Error after upgrade EXM 3.5
Couple weeks ago I was working on a Sitecore upgrade from 8.2 update 2 to 8.2 update 5 in order to also get EXM updated from 3.4 to 3.5 due Azure requirements. My scenario had a Content Delivery and a…
Sitecore 9 – From requirements perspective, what has changed?
Last year I have written a similar blog post about being at Sitecore 8.2 and I thought that everyone was excited, well, I was WRONG! I didn’t know nothing until couple weeks ago once Sitecore 9 has been…
[SOLVED] Sitecore – Heartbeat.aspx throws Error 500
A few weeks ago I was working in an installation using Sitecore 8.2 update 2 in a Virtual Machine at Azure. As per you can see in the diagram below, I have 2 Content Delivery behind a Load Balancer to split…
WebDAV must be disabled on Content Delivery Server
While I was playing around with Sitecore Diagnostics Tool, I faced some problems with a WebDAV error in my Content Delivery node that says WebDAV must be disabled on Content Delivery serverWebDAV is…
System admins and Sitecore: Installing Sitecore and its different roles
This is the next article in a series dedicated to system administrators working with Sitecore. Assuming you have read the first part of this series dedicated to System Administrators, you should now have…
Sitecore PaaS on Azure: is it all about cost?
To sum up this article, the answer is: NO! Of course, I won’t make the assertion that cost isn’t a factor in the decision-making process, but I can say that it certainly isn’t the only consideration. You…
Using Sitecore Diagnostics Tool
Wouldn’t be great to get an inspection in your Sitecore instance prior to deliver it either to development or in a production environment? Well, couple weeks ago while discussing some points about Sitecore…
Installing Sitecore Diagnostics Tool
1. Access the website and look for Available only as a ClickOnce installer 2. Click Install and Launch 3. Launch the Sitecore.DiagnosticsToolset.WinApp.application file 4. Wait until it asks you to install…
Definitive guide to Sitecore firewall rules
Nowadays, using multiple layers of security to protect your data is no longer a luxury; it is non-negotiable. Further, you need to ensure your Sitecore solution keeps functioning and communicating with your…
Sitecore – How to fix Login attempt leads to application crash when AD Module 1.3 is used
Yesterday I had to install the Active Directory module in a Sitecore 8.2 instance by following the official documentation and the Best way to setup Active Directory Module in a Sitecore Solution from my…
Sitecore 8.2 – SQL Server Always On Availability Groups
Couple months ago I wrote a post talking about the changes in Sitecore 8.2 from requirements perspective. At that time, I didn’t know about the support of SQL Server Always On Availability Groups! Microsoft…
Sitecore announces 2017 MVPs
Back in 2013 I started my Sitecore journey, and since last year I set a goal to explore this world using my System Administrator skills by writing articles, contributing in the community and being an active…
Sitecore – Using SSL part 3
This is the third part in a series of posts about Using SSL on a Sitecore environment, I hope you enjoy it! On my last two posts (part 1 and part 2), you saw an overview of SSL, how to create a self-signed…
Sitecore – Using SSL part 2
This is the second part in a series of posts about Using SSL on a Sitecore environment, I hope you enjoy it! On my previously post, you saw an overview of SSL, how to create a self-signed certificate and…
Sitecore – Using SSL part 1
Formally known as Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), nowadays it has become increasingly important as a result to keep data protected by establishing an encrypted link between a server and a client. This is the…
Sitecore – SOLR is NOT starting trick #2
In today’s post, I’ll show another tricky to get Solr service started which saved couple hours for install it again. The story is pretty similar to my last post where I have a Sitecore instance set to use…
Sitecore – SOLR is NOT starting trick #1
As you probably know Sitecore supports Solr search engine, and I’ve got stuck when its services weren’t starting! In this post I’m going to show how I have overcome and saved myself from painful rework…
How to properly configure Coveo for Sitecore to avoid 401 unauthorized error messages
When working on a Sitecore scaled environment or having the Coveo server running separately from the content management server, you need to make sure that your Sitecore instance is available for external…
Sitecore Security Hardening Guideline #2
In past, the biggest concern were get the wallet stolen as everything about our life, right? And nowadays, what do you think is the biggest one? YOUR DATA BE EXPOSED! Am I right? Based on that, Sitecore…
Sitecore databases – using Azure SQL
Since I have seen the term CLOUD for the first time, I already heard many assumptions from “in love” to “no supporters” people. Everyone has its own perspective, and who wouldn’t smell a rat when their…
Instalações Sitecore – dicas e truques #3
Quantos Sitecores você já instalou? Provavelmente já perdeu as contas, não é mesmo? E você melhor do que eu o quão automático este processo se torna e você praticamente não ve o que você fez, e PRONTO tudo…
Sitecore installations – tips and tricks #3
How many Sitecore instances have you installed already? Have you lost the number, haven’t you? And you know better than me that it becomes an automatic process you almost don’t see what you’ve done, and BAM…
Sitecore Security Hardening Guideline #1
On my previous post, I’ve guided you through the steps you need to take in order to add license.xml into the Data folder based on Sitecore recommendations, which means provisioning /Data folder outside of…
Sitecore – Reforçando a segurança
No post anterior, eu auxilei cada passo para que você pudesse adicionar o arquivo license.xml na pasta Data baseado nas recomendações da Sitecore, o que significa colocar a pasta /Data no mesmo nível que a…
Sitecore installations – tips and tricks #2
As you probably know, Sitecore requires a license.xml to run and it is tied to the Sitecore web root’s data folder within a valide license on it, otherwise you won’t be able to run Sitecore at all! However,…
Instalação Sitecore – dicas e truques #2
Provavelmente você já saiba que o Sitecore precisa de um arquivo chamado license.xml dentro da pasta Data, do contrário a sua instalação não será inicializada de forma alguma! Entretanto, especialmente…
Sitecore installations – tips and tricks #1
Let’s assume you have a Sitecore instance running smoothly and a server change is necessary, for whatever reason, and your first thought is “could not be easier, very straight forward process!”. However, I…
Instalação Sitecore – dicas e truques #1
Assumindo que você tem uma instância Sitecore rodando e uma mudança de servidor é necessária, por qualquer razão, e o seu primeiro pensamento é “não poderia ser mais fácil, processo extremamente simples”.…