Joche Ojeda
Oqtane Event System — Hooking into the Framework
Learn how Oqtane’s event system works and how to hook into it using event subscribers. This guide covers user creation, login, and custom module events — with working C# examples and best practices for building reactive, event-driven modules.
Oqtane Silent Installation Guide
While working on Oqtane prototypes, I kept running into the setup wizard again and again — so I decided to automate the whole thing. This article shows how to configure a silent installation using the appsettings.json file, define default themes, containers, and templates, and save hours when spinning up new Oqtane sites for testing or deployment.
My Journey Exploring the Oqtane Framework
A developer’s field notes on learning Oqtane by reading source code, mapping lessons from XAF, and aiming for a single .NET codebase across client, server, and mobile—plus a personal update: I’m about to start learning Russian at the University of St. Petersburg.
Setting Up Hostnames for Multi-Tenant Sites in Oqtane
Learn how to configure hostnames for multi-tenant sites in Oqtane using the Windows hosts file. This guide walks you through simulating local domains, routing tenants correctly, and understanding how DNS and web servers like Apache or Nginx handle requests — all explained with real examples and a bit of personal history.
Understanding Multi-Tenancy in Oqtane (and How to Set Up Sites)
Exploring how Oqtane handles multi-tenancy — setting up multiple sites within a single installation using SQLite, each with its own configuration, theme, and database options.
Oqtane Notes: Understanding Site Settings vs. App Settings for Hosting Models and Render Modes
After countless Oqtane installs, I finally learned how its configuration really works. The values in appsettings.json only apply when creating a new site — once it’s running, all runtime and render mode changes must be made from the admin panel. This post explains that subtle but important difference.