Build and run an OrchardCore CMS app on Azure Cobalt (Arm64)

Getting started with the OrchardCore app

In this section, you’ll build and run a basic OrchardCore CMS application, which is a popular Linux-based .NET workload. OrchardCore is a modular and multi-tenant application framework built with ASP.NET Core, that’s commonly used to create content-driven websites.

Set up your development environment

First, launch an Azure Cobalt 100 instance (Arm-based VM) running Ubuntu 24.04, and open port 8080 to the internet.

For setup instructions, see the Create an Azure Cobalt 100 VM Learning Path.

Next, install .NET SDK:

    

        
        
wget https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/24.04/packages-microsoft-prod.deb
sudo dpkg -i packages-microsoft-prod.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y dotnet-sdk-8.0

    

Verify the installation:

    

        
        
dotnet --version

    

You should then see output similar to:

    

        
        8.0.117

        
    

Install gcc for compiling your application:

    

        
        
sudo apt install gcc g++ build-essential -y

    

Install the OrchardCore templates

Install the OrchardCore templates:

    

        
        
dotnet new install OrchardCore.ProjectTemplates::2.1.7

    

This command installs the OrchardCore project templates you’ll use to create a new OrchardCore application.

Expected output:

    

        
        Success: OrchardCore.ProjectTemplates::2.1.7 installed the following templates:
Template Name             Short Name   Language  Tags
------------------------  -----------  --------  --------------------
Orchard Core Cms Module   ocmodulecms  [C#]      Web/Orchard Core/CMS
Orchard Core Cms Web App  occms        [C#]      Web/Orchard Core/CMS
Orchard Core Mvc Module   ocmodulemvc  [C#]      Web/Orchard Core/Mvc
Orchard Core Mvc Web App  ocmvc        [C#]      Web/Orchard Core/Mvc
Orchard Core Theme        octheme      [C#]      Web/Orchard Core/CMS

        
    

Create a new OrchardCore application

First, create a new project using the dotnet CLI to create a new OrchardCore application:

    

        
        
dotnet new occms -n MyOrchardCoreApp

    

This command creates a new OrchardCore CMS application in a directory named MyOrchardCoreApp.

Now navigate to the project directory:

    

        
        
cd MyOrchardCoreApp

    

Run the OrchardCore application

Build the application:

    

        
        
dotnet build

    

The output should look like:

    

        
        MSBuild version 17.8.27+3ab07f0cf for .NET
  Determining projects to restore...
  Restored /home/azureuser/MyOrchardCoreApp/MyOrchardCoreApp.csproj (in 28.95 sec).
  MyOrchardCoreApp -> /home/azureuser/MyOrchardCoreApp/bin/Debug/net8.0/MyOrchardCoreApp.dll
  Copying translation files: MyOrchardCoreApp

Build succeeded.
    0 Warning(s)
    0 Error(s)

Time Elapsed 00:00:38.05

        
    

Run the application:

    

        
        
dotnet run --urls http://0.0.0.0:8080

    

Access the application:

• In your browser, navigate to http://[instance IP]:8080 to see your OrchardCore application in action.

• Replace [instance IP] with your VM’s public IP address. You can find it in the Azure portal under the Networking tab of your virtual machine.

Configure the application:

• On the setup screen, choose the Blog recipe and complete the admin credentials and database configuration to finish setup.

Summary and next steps

You have successfully created and run a basic OrchardCore CMS application. In the next sections, you will learn how to integrate a C shared library into your .NET application and explore performance optimizations for Arm architecture.