Install Sitefinity CMS in hybrid or MVC mode

Depending on how you want to use Sitefinity CMS, there are the following legacy installation paths:

Type of pages	Description	Backend	Frontend
ASP.NET Core ASP.NET MVC	In this case, you install Sitefinity CMS with a lighter NuGet package that runs only ASP.NET Core pages and then connect it with the ASP.NET Core Renderer. RECOMMENDATION: We recommend using this mode to migrate MVC to ASP.NET Core pages. For more information, see Migrate using a step-by-step approach.	Sitefinity CMS (running on ASP.NET framework 4.8)	Sitefinity ASP.NET Core Renderer (running on ASP.NET Core, rendering ASP.NET Core pages) Sitefinity CMS (running on ASP.NET framework 4.8, rendering MVC pages)
		Setup: Install Sitefinity in hybrid ASP.NET Core and MVC mode
ASP.NET MVC	You install Sitefinity CMS with the full NuGet package, without installing and setting up a ASP.NET Core Renderer.	Sitefinity CMS (running on ASP.NET framework 4.8)	Sitefinity CMS (running on ASP.NET framework 4.8, rendering MVC pages)
		Setup: Install Sitefinity in MVC mode

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Install Sitefinity in hybrid ASP.NET Core and MVC mode

Install Sitefinity in MVC mode

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