Koushik Mukherjee - XM Cloud & Sitecore 10 Certified Developer

Sitecore Serialization refers to a process within the Sitecore web content management system (CMS)that allows developers to save and retrieve Sitecore items and their associated data in a structured format. This process is commonly used for version control, content deployment, and collaboration in Sitecore development projects. Sitecore Serialization essentially involves converting Sitecore items, which are the building blocks of content within the CMS, into files that can be stored in a version control system, such as Git. These files typically include configuration data, templates, layouts, renderings, and other relevant information about the Sitecore items.  There are many tools available that provide Sitecore Serialization for content management in different types of machines and environments. TDS UNICORN SITECORE CLI The objective of this post is to provide a step-by-step guide to setting up Sitecore CLI in your solution. Prerequisites: Please ensure that you are wor...

I was doing  Sitecore 10.3 setup in my local development environment. And I encountered the bellow  issue while doing the setup- Problem Statement 1: Certificate chain was issued by an authority that is not trusted. Solution: After attempting to address the issue, I explored suggestions on Sitecore Stack Exchange ( installation - Sitecore 9.3 Installing on Windows 11 returns "certificate chain was issued by an authority that is not trusted." error - Sitecore Stack Exchange ) . Implementing these suggestions proved effective in resolving the problem. The details are provided below: The problem stemmed from the "sitecore-XP0.json" file. The root of the issue lay in the presence of InvokeSqlcmd statements within the file. To rectify this, it was necessary to include "TrustServerCertificate": true within those statements. Furthermore, within SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), ensure to check the "Trust server certificate" checkbox. Once all these s...