Sitecore

Sitecore Installation Error - Failed to start service 'Sitecore Marketing Automation Engine

Failed to start service 'Sitecore Marketing Automation Engine - scxconnect.dev.local-MarketingAutomationService (scxconnect.dev.local-MarketingAutomationService)'. This error is very frequently observed during Sitecore Installations. This article describes the cause of the error and the solution.

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Sitecore

Uninstalling a Sitecore instance installed with SIA

Whenever a Sitecore installation fails or an instance takes up too much of my disk space, I end up uninstalling the Sitecore instance. I use the SIF scripts in the installation package to perform this task. This article describes the simplest way to automate uninstall tasks with SIF.

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WebP optimization for Sitecore with Dianoga

WebP is is an image format employing both lossy and lossless compression. It is currently developed by Google, based on technology acquired with the purchase of On2 Technologies. WebP file size is 25%-34% smaller compared to JPEG file size and 26% smaller for PNG. All evergreen browsers except Safari currently support WebP. Dianoga supports WebP optimization via cwebp. This article explains the steps to configure WebP optimization for your Sitecore solution.

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.NET Core

Compiling Sass/SCSS files for an ASP.NET Core solution

In this article, we explore how to use the LigerShark.WebOptimizer.Sass module to compile Sass/SCSS files in real-time. All this, with caching and high-performance and no build processes.

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