From 8194655ad1eb7c9abdc3aa2c2faf4c49c8439767 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sebastiaan Janssen Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 16:07:29 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update the readme file with a pointer to the build.bat file to get started quickly --- README.md | 8 ++++++-- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 91065214ad..d4a024ddbc 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,7 +1,11 @@ Umbraco CMS =========== -##Note: Building version 7 from source## -If you're interested in using the source code and building version 7, make sure to read the [Belle ReadMe file](src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/README.md). Note that you can always [download a nightly build](http://nightly.umbraco.org/umbraco%207.0.0/) so you don't have to build the code yourself. +Umbraco is a free open source Content Management System built on the ASP.NET platform. + +## Building Umbraco from source ## +The easiest way to get started is to run `build/build.bat` which will build both the backoffice (also known as "Belle") and the Umbraco core. You can then easily start debugging from Visual Studio, or if you need to debug Belle you can run `grunt dev` in `src\Umbraco.Web.UI.Client`. + +If you're interested in making changes to Belle make sure to read the [Belle ReadMe file](src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/README.md). Note that you can always [download a nightly build](http://nightly.umbraco.org/umbraco%207.0.0/) so you don't have to build the code yourself. ## Watch a five minute introduction video ##