| title | description | author | ms.topic | ms.custom | ms.date | ms.subservice | ms.author | ms.reviewer | contributors | |||
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Create a site with Power Pages |
Learn how to create a site with Power Pages. |
nickdoelman |
conceptual |
07/09/2024 |
tbhagwat |
kkendrick |
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Customize and design your site using the Power Pages design studio.
Tip
- You can use Copilot to help you create your site in Power Pages. For more information, see Overview of AI-powered and Copilot features in Power Pages.
- We've created a series of tutorials and videos for you to learn to use Power Pages. You'll start with a simple site and progressively add components and features as your business requires. For more information, go to Power Pages tutorials.
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Go to Power Pages.
The first time you visit the site, select the Try it for free button to sign up for a free, 30-day trial.
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Select the Microsoft Dataverse environment where you'd like to create a site.
:::image type="content" source="media/default-template/choose-environment.png" alt-text="Selecting a Microsoft Dataverse environment.":::
[!NOTE] It is not recommended to create a site in the default environment. This environment is shared across all the users in the tenant and creating your site here risks sharing data with other users unintentionally.
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On the home page, select + Create a site.
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Review the available templates. For more details about each template, hover over the template and choose Preview template. Follow the different views across devices to preview the template experience.
:::image type="content" source="media/default-template/default-template.png" alt-text="The design studio GUI with default template selected.":::
[!TIP] If none of the business need templates match what you're looking for, choose one of the Starter layout templates with cross-industry solutions, or choose Blank page to customize the website from scratch. More information: Power Pages templates
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After you've found the best template for your business needs, select Choose this template.
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Validate the default site name and web address, then select Done.
:::image type="content" source="media/default-template/provision-site.png" alt-text="The design studio with site provisioning options displayed.":::
[!NOTE] It might take a few moments for your new site to be provisioned. You'll be able to modify the name and web address later.
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After the site is created, you can begin to edit or preview your site.
:::image type="content" source="media/default-template/manage-site.png" alt-text="Power Pages home page with site created.":::
There are several required roles and permissions in Microsoft Power Platform. You'll need:
- A user account with Read-Write Access Mode
- System administrator role
- Permissions to register an app in Microsoft Entra
If website creation is disabled in the tenant, users will also need at least one of the following roles to create a website:
When you create a site with a new trial environment, the site metadata for all the templates is preloaded. It appears as website records in the Portal Management app.
:::image type="content" source="media/default-template/websites.png" alt-text="Website records in Portal Management app.":::
The following video is an overview of using Power Pages to create websites.
[!VIDEO https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/videoplayer/embed/RE557dn]