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Last month I detailed how to set up the open-source Blogsphere V3 blogging template. This month I want to continue that theme by showing you how to get up-and-running on the IBM Blogging template that ships with Lotus Domino 7.0.2

Getting Started

The first thing to realize is that the template dominoblog.ntf is only included, supported and licensed on the server install of Domino 7.0.2 and above. If you are not at least at Domino 7.0.2, the blog template is not included. Make sure your Domino server is at version 7.0.2 or higher. Once you're sure, you'll have the template on your server, and you can create a new database.

When you do, the first thing you will see is a brief site setup form as seen below:

You can fill out the pertinent information and click OK. The site details are basic info about your site, including your name, a short description of your site, the server it's on and the URL of the site. The server and Full site URL should be filled in by default and you shouldn't have to change them.

The second section is your personal details. It pulls your Notes ID name in by default, but allows you to change it if you use different info. Enter a preferred Name, an email address, your personal website (if you have one) and the default place you will be posting from. This can be Office, Home, your City, or whatever you want to use. Some folks even opt to not enter their location at all.

Once you've finished the form, click OK, and your site is set up. You can open a browser and go to the default URL you saw in the wizard above. The site will open to your blog.

If you wanted to, you could start posting immediately. It's ready to roll. You do however have a TON of options on how to customize the functionality, as well as look-and-feel of your blog. We'll delve into some of the basics in a bit.

Access Control List (ACL) Settings

ACL Settings are similar to what I wrote in my Blogsphere article, so much of the text here will be the same. Since this is a blog whose purpose is to be visited from a web browser, you'll want to make both the -Default- and Anonymous entries in the ACL have Author access with Create Documents, Write Public Documents and Replicate or Copy Documents checked.

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