Hi,

I very much like the look of JMS and it's capabilities!

I am a bit overwhelmed by all of the info, and would like the following clarified: Is it possible to create a master site with
1) a number of modules and components installed with a base/common configuration (ie: AceSEF, xMap, placement of Banner Modules in specific locations, etc)
2) create a slave site so that it copies the base configuration of the above modules and components, and then I can go in and only modify each Site so that the banner contents are unique? (ie: configure different banner/content in each module position based on each subdomain/domain)

This is what I would like to use JMS for (for my first project)!



Do you have any recommendations on how to use Akeeba Backup with JMS? If I use Akeeba to 'clone' one of the slave websites with the intention of installing it as a seperate standalone site on it's own server, will this work?


thanks!

1 & 2) YES you can create a "template website" that only contain the pre-installed extension (component, modules, plugins) that will be used to create the slave site.
This is one of the concept of JMS Multisites and its templates website menu where you define which website you want to replicate/clone/duplicate to build the new website.

This is explain in our tutorial video 0.a that present the concept and where the tools can be seen as a "copy machine" able to replicate websites ready to use.

Concerning the backup procedure we don't know how to configure akeeba to have an accurate backup.
You will find in our forum the procedure that is based on PHPMyAdmin and linux tar command

The procedure to convert a slave site into a standalone website will probably can NOT be performed with an akeeba backup. Convert a slave into a standalone consists in backup the master that will be later replaced with the slave configuration. Remember that only the master is the place where the PHP code is installed.
In general, this is a manual procedure that is specific to each environment.

Can you provide a link to your backup instructions as I can not locate them.

Here are two links but there are plenty explaination of that in the forum

www.jms2win.com/forum/23-general-questio...-server-to-live#4048
www.jms2win.com/forum/23-general-questions/2477-backup#2479