Build a platform

Set up a Sites platform in this order, from the code to the first deployment.

1. Install Sites and trust the hostnames of the sites.
2. Design the site types: the settings, content and roles each kind of site gets.
3. Plan the hostnames and sub-sites.
4. Decide which content belongs to which sites, and how many sites can share it.
5. Set the defaults and the setting layers: per type, per environment, per language.
6. Create a site and walk through its launch checklist.
7. Set up roles and permissions, on the platform and per site.
8. Delegate a site to a site manager.
9. Add capabilities: content overrides, SEO, analytics, search, password protection, automation.
10. Deploy: site types travel as configuration, sites live in each environment.

The Quick start builds two sites from a fresh installation. Concepts defines the terms.