Error after installing Tridion Reference Implementation: cd_dynamic_conf no valid localizations active

Question

I'm getting the following web application error when i try to browse to the Reference Implementation website:

No valid localizations are active for this site. Check the site log, and that you have the right localization IDs configured in cd_dynamic_conf.xml

I checked the config file and checked the id of the website which is correct.

<Publications>
    <Publication Id="81">
        <Host Domain="localhost" Port="80" Protocol="http" Path=""/>
    </Publication>
</Publications>

Not really sure what to do next. There is nothing in the site log (except for the error I pasted) and nothing in the cd_core.log.

Stack trace

[Exception: No valid localizations are active for this site. Check the site log, and that you have the right localization IDs configured in cd_dynamic_conf.xml] Sdl.Web.Common.Configuration.SiteConfiguration.Load(String applicationRoot) +7136
Sdl.Web.Common.Configuration.SiteConfiguration.Refresh() +296
Sdl.Web.Site.MvcApplication.Application_Start() +343

[HttpException (0x80004005): No valid localizations are active for this site. Check the site log, and that you have the right localization IDs configured in cd_dynamic_conf.xml]
System.Web.HttpApplicationFactory.EnsureAppStartCalledForIntegratedMode(HttpContext context, HttpApplication app) +12962661
System.Web.HttpApplication.RegisterEventSubscriptionsWithIIS(IntPtr appContext, HttpContext context, MethodInfo[] handlers) +175
System.Web.HttpApplication.InitSpecial(HttpApplicationState state, MethodInfo[] handlers, IntPtr appContext, HttpContext context) +304
System.Web.HttpApplicationFactory.GetSpecialApplicationInstance(IntPtr appContext, HttpContext context) +404
System.Web.Hosting.PipelineRuntime.InitializeApplication(IntPtr appContext) +475

[HttpException (0x80004005): No valid localizations are active for this site. Check the site log, and that you have the right localization IDs configured in cd_dynamic_conf.xml]
System.Web.HttpRuntime.FirstRequestInit(HttpContext context) +12979668 System.Web.HttpRuntime.EnsureFirstRequestInit(HttpContext context) +159 System.Web.HttpRuntime.ProcessRequestNotificationPrivate(IIS7WorkerRequest wr, HttpContext context) +12819261

In my site.log when on Debug mode:

2014-10-21 12:18:42,364 [1] DEBUG - Binary with url /system/_all.json not found 2014-10-21 12:18:42,422

[1] DEBUG - Binary with url /version.json not found 2014-10-21 12:18:42,422

[1] DEBUG - Loading config for localization : '' 2014-10-21 12:18:42,424 [1] WARN - Localization configuration bootstrap file: C:\Websites\Preview\ASP.NET\refimp\BinaryData\system\config_all.json does not exist - skipping this localization 2014-10-21 12:18:42,425

[1] DEBUG - MediaUrlRegex: ^/favicon.ico 2014-10-21 12:18:42,426

[1] ERROR - No valid localizations are active for this site. Check the site log, and that you have the right localization IDs configured in cd_dynamic_conf.xml

Answer 1

So, the answer to the question was: - the deployer was deploying to filesystem for pages and binaries instead of broker database.

After changing this the website loaded.

Special thanks to Will as he found out what was wrong!

Answer 2

From the information in the logs, it seems that it cannot find published content for your site. This can be due to:

• Publishing not being completed successfully - check that the _System/Publish Settings page is published OK
• Problems connecting to the broker database - check the cd logs for any issues, which might include licensing and broker DB connection problems