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    Where could one find the original code or project for the default web that is installed on WHS.  I have been looking around for it and so far I have concluded I am going to have to revese engineer it. I see plenty of post on building add-ins, but nothing on the limitations on the web site.

    If anyone has any information on or about this, please fly me a kite.
    Angelo
    Monday, May 25, 2009 11:46 PM

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    There isn't a download available of the original code for the WHS web application (just like there isn't a download available of the source code for Drive Extender, or the client backup services). You can see most of what's going on with Reflector, of course.

    What are you trying to accomplish that would require reverse engineering the web application?

    Tentacle Blog: http://www.tentaclesoftware.com/blog/
    WHS Disk Management: http://www.tentaclesoftware.com/WHSDiskManagement/
    Tuesday, May 26, 2009 12:52 AM
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    Basically correct a few issues with the default web site, be able to make a bit more extensible.  I would like to create an add-in the would be able to manipulate the over-all look and feel of the default site. 

    Yes, I know I could jack with the style sheet for colors and fonts. but I am looking at building something like web-parts for WHS to be able to give visitors a bit more of a rich experience. It all about appearance

    Angelo
    Tuesday, May 26, 2009 3:13 AM
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    Yeah, the current extensibility model only allows you to add URLs to a couple of XML files to get links to show up on the home or remote access pages.

    I'd be very leery about making changes to the web app - you'll run into major issues if/when Microsoft decides to patch it. What are the issues you want to correct?
    Tentacle Blog: http://www.tentaclesoftware.com/blog/
    WHS Disk Management: http://www.tentaclesoftware.com/WHSDiskManagement/
    Tuesday, May 26, 2009 3:18 AM
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    I would like to be able to change the headers, the same title shows up for the main page and the list of other sites.  Be able to change the orientation of the pages layout.

     

    You know, make it a bit more friendlier, not so cookie cutter.

    Angelo
    Tuesday, May 26, 2009 3:23 AM
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    I would have to recommend against doing much with the default web site. Except for certain files (the XML files Sam mentions above), when Microsoft releases an update they typically replace the web site. Since it's not a component that exposes any real customization through the console they don't try to preserve anything (other than those two XML files), so you would have to come up with a way to recover from this in order to make what you describe useful in the general case.

    If you want to create an add-in that loads an additional site or sites, that would be a different matter.
    I'm not on the WHS team, I just post a lot. :)
    Tuesday, May 26, 2009 3:57 PM
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