[opencms-dev] Creating Independent Copies of a Website in OpenCms

[niveditasheoran]

Hello,

I have developed a complete school website in OpenCms and my intention is to use
it as a base for creating around 500 school websites.

My plan was to copy this website whenever a new school website needs to be
created. However, I have encountered an issue.

When I copy the website (I have tried all available copy modes, including Copy
files, adjust all internal links, Copy files, keep siblings, Copy files, also
copy siblings, and Copy folders, create siblings for all files), the copied
website is not completely independent. If I edit content in the original
website, the same changes are reflected in the copied website, which is not the
behavior I want.

My requirement is:

* Develop one complete school website as a base.
* Create around 500 independent copies from it.
* After copying, each school's content should be completely independent, so
editing one school's pages does not affect any other school.
* At the same time, I would like to reuse common templates, JSPs, and formatters
wherever appropriate.

Could someone please advise:

1. What is the recommended approach in OpenCms for creating hundreds of
independent websites based on a single website?
2. Is there a way to copy a site without creating shared/sibling resources?
3. Am I using the wrong approach by copying the site folder directly? Would
using site templates, modules, model groups, or another mechanism be a better
solution?

Any guidance or best practices would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

Nivedita Sheoran
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