# RocketCDS Installation There are 3 types of installation. **Classic DNN:** Upgrade an existing DNN Install. **RocketCDS Base:** Follow the DNN documentation directly, but using the RocketCDS install package. **nvQuickSite: This is the quick way and takes less than 5 minutes to complete.**  But IIS and SQL Server must be installed. ## Requirements Requirements for installing DNN. [https://docs.dnncommunity.org/content/getting-started/setup/requirements/index.html](https://docs.dnncommunity.org/content/getting-started/setup/requirements/index.html) ## New DNN Installation or Upgrade To install RocketCDS into an existing DNN website you can install ALL RocketCDS modules into DNN as normal modules. #### Miniumum Modules Required ``` DNNrocket_*.*.*_Install.zip RocketContentAPI_*.*.*_Install.zip RocketContentMod_*.*.*_Install.zip RocketDirectoryAPI_*.*.*_Install.zip RocketDirectoryMod_*.*.*_Install.zip RocketEndInstall.zip ``` ## RocketCDS Base Installation The base installation package for RocketCDS will install the above modules automatically. To install RocketCDS using the classic DNN method follow the tutorial on DNN documentation. **Use the RocketCDS install package, which installs all the RocketCDS systems and modules automatically.** RocketCDS Install Package : [https://github.com/Rocket-CDS/RocketCDS/releases](https://github.com/Rocket-CDS/RocketCDS/releases) DNN documentation: [https://docs.dnncommunity.org/content/getting-started/setup/index.html](https://docs.dnncommunity.org/content/getting-started/setup/index.html) *NOTE: The RocketCDS install package is an unchanged DNN install with the default Rocket modules included. The advantage is the installation process will also install all the default Rocket modules and there will be no need to install the Rocket modules individually.* ## Installation with nvQuickSite nvQuickSite is a tool for creating DNN / RocketCDS installations quickly. RocketCDS Install Package : [https://github.com/Rocket-CDS/RocketCDS/releases](https://github.com/Rocket-CDS/RocketCDS/releases) Install nvQuickSite : [https://www.nvquicksite.com](https://www.nvquicksite.com) Once done, launch NVQuickSite This displays software that looks like this  **NOTE: You need to turn on the option for local packages, this option can be found in the settings.** You need to choose the RocketCDS installation package. Click on Local Install Package and select the RocketCDS install package you've downloaded.   Click on "Next" and a popup opens, you must click on "Yes".  In the next window, enter the URL of your site and specify its installation path. Then, click on "Next"  The new window is for the database connection. You can use either Windows authentication or SQL Server authentication. Choose one of the two options, enter your credentials and click "Next". Wait for the download to finish, then click on "Visit Site" to go to your site.  The website will ask for Host username and password. Follow the wizard and your RocketCDS website will be ready to use.