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Demo Deployment

The SkyCMS Demo provides a one-command deployment of a fully configured SkyCMS instance on Azure, complete with sample content and a pre-seeded SQLite database. Use it for evaluation, training, or demonstration purposes.

Audience: Evaluators, Administrators

What Gets Deployed

The demo provisions the following Azure resources via Bicep:

Resource Details
Azure Storage Account Standard_LRS, TLS 1.2, private blob access
Blob container demo-content — sample media and site assets
Azure Files share demo-sqlite — 5 GB, holds the SQLite database
App Service Plan Linux, P1v3 SKU (Premium tier)
Web App Docker container running Sky.Editor

Seed Data

Two deployment scripts download pre-built seed data from a GitHub Release:

  • demo.db — A pre-configured SQLite database with sample pages, templates, users, and settings. Uploaded to the Azure Files share.
  • demo-blobs.zip — Sample images, CSS, and media files. Extracted and uploaded to the blob container.

Deploying

Prerequisites

  • Azure CLI installed and authenticated (az login)
  • PowerShell
  • An Azure subscription

Deploy

cd SkyCMS.Demo
.\deploy-demo.ps1

The script prompts for:

Prompt Default Description
Resource group name — Required. Creates the group if it doesn't exist.
Azure region eastus Where to provision resources.
Name prefix Auto-generated Prefix for resource names. If empty, a unique string is generated.

After deployment completes, the script outputs the editor URL. Open it in a browser to access the demo site.

Tear Down

.\destroy-demo.ps1

Prompts for the resource group name, then deletes the entire resource group (asynchronous — the command returns immediately while Azure processes the deletion).

Architecture

deploy-demo.ps1
  └─ main.bicep
       ├─ storage.bicep     → Storage Account (Blob + Files)
       ├─ webapp.bicep       → App Service Plan + Web App (Docker)
       ├─ seed-sqlite.bicep  → Download demo.db → Azure Files
       └─ seed-blobs.bicep   → Download demo-blobs.zip → Blob Container

Bicep Parameters

Parameter Type Default Description
location string Resource group location Azure region
namePrefix string Auto-generated Resource naming prefix
demoDbUrl string — GitHub Release URL for demo.db
demoBlobsUrl string — GitHub Release URL for demo-blobs.zip
editorImage string — Docker image for Sky.Editor
planSkuName string P1v3 App Service Plan SKU
blobContainerName string demo-content Blob container name
filesShareName string demo-sqlite Azure Files share name

Seed Scripts

Both seed modules use Microsoft.Resources/deploymentScripts (Azure PowerShell v10.0) with a 30-minute timeout. They authenticate via managed identity login mode.

Customization

  • Change the SKU — Set planSkuName to a different App Service Plan tier (e.g., B1 for Basic).
  • Use your own data — Replace the demoDbUrl and demoBlobsUrl parameters with URLs to your own seed files.
  • Change the container image — Set editorImage to a different Docker image tag.

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