About Site Replication

To better understand replication, you should be aware of the terminology and processes that are involved. Because Site Studio relies on the content server's Archiver/Replicator tool to replicate the site, you can refer to the content server documentation for more information.

To replicate your site, you must perform several steps to ensure that the site works properly on the server that you are copying it to (the target server). You must prepare that server environment, configure the two servers so that they communicate with one another, set up archives on both servers, and finally, perform the actual replication.

Most of the replication features are on the Manage Site Replication page on the content server, but you can also use the Site Studio Replicator tool to customize the replication even more. Site Studio Replicator is installed with Site Studio Designer, and is a four-part wizard. For more information on the Replicator installed alongside Designer, see the Site Studio Designer Guide.

When you replicate a site, you copy the site hierarchy, page templates, fragments, contributor data files, native documents, site assets, and more. The replication feature in Site Studio uses the existing replication framework in the content server (Archiver/Replicator).