Can I create a Sharepoint site on my local machine?

Question

I am trying to learn Sharepoint on my own so we can implement a website here at my work. The trouble I'm having even getting going is to create a site it wants it on a server. Is there a way to create a site on my local machine just so I can begin tinkering with some of the design features?

Congregation

Why the downvote? It'd be useful to know why I get dinged on stuff so I don't do it again later. – Congregation

These type of questions should go on SharePoint StackExchange. – Hypallage

Answer 1

If you have SharePoint Server of SharePoint Foundation installed on your local machine, then of course, you can create SP site (or SharePoint Application) on your local machine. If you don't have any of those elements installed, then no, you cannot create SharePoint site.

SharePoint sites, while they are created inside of IIS, require server software and SQL. Think about it like this: if you don't have Apache server, you cannot create Apache site, right?

Deneendenegation

he was looking for nginx alternative version :) – Brattishing

Answer 2

If you want to create a local share point for your intranet then you have to install iis or tomcat server on your any machine then you can create a website and publish on your intranet

Nadbus