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Clarify when Volto configuration profile is applied.
Add and hint to the use of version contro for file system based development.
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Plone has the maturity, stability, and reliability of an application maintained by open source developers with decades of experience, while continually evolving and adapting to modern technology.
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Lots of customizations can be made through-the-web, such as creating content types, themes, workflows, and much more.
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A full file system based development workflow is also possible.
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A full file system based development workflow is possible and recommended for team work and deployment, backed by source code repositories.
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Plone can be extended and used as a framework on which to build custom CMS-like solutions.
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Plone works as a:
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With the release of Plone 6, you now have the option to choose from two different out-of-the-box supported configurations when setting up a new Plone website.
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The Python-based backend server in Plone can still be used alone to render content server-side and deliver HTML to the browser, a setup that is referred to in the Plone documentation as "Classic UI".
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This configuration has been supported by Plone since its initial release and is still available in the latest version of the platform.
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This configuration has been supported by Plone since its initial release and is still available in the latest version of the platform.
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For container-based deployment, only the `plone-backend` image is required.
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It may be used as a base image, adding customizations, to make a derivative image.
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The default and recommended configuration for new websites in Plone is the new React-based JavaScript frontend called "Volto".
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For this setup you still need to run the Python-based backend server, as well as enable the REST API, and update the configuration profile.
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These settings and profile are applied automatically when you select the `Create Plone Site` option in the Plone website creation form.
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In addition a separate NodeJS based frontend server will serve the JavaScript frontend resources and provide SSR with hydration.
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To deploy this setup using containers, you will need the `plone-frontend` image for the frontend server.
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