For Architects
Bloomreach Experience Manager is built on open standards with a modular, layered architecture. The About section gives you the design-level reference you need to make informed decisions about content modeling, security, scalability, and multi-site topology.
What you'll find in the About section
Architecture
High-level component overview — Platform, Authoring webapp, Delivery webapp — and system architecture with deployment topologies (single container, separate containers, clustered).
Content Modeling
Fundamental concepts for structuring content in brXM: document types, compound types, namespaces, content model design principles, and how to structure your data for reuse and flexibility.
Delivery Framework
How the HST delivery tier works: sites, channels, page model, component hierarchy, containers, and catalog. Essential for designing the delivery architecture of an implementation.
Configuration Management
Repository data modules, YAML-based bootstrapping, and how configuration is structured and managed across environments.
Security Architecture
Authorization model concepts, userroles, SSO integration (Shibboleth/SAML), content security policy, and security checklist for production readiness.
Multi-Site & Scaling
Multi-site and multi-tenant patterns, replication, load balancing requirements, and availability strategies.
Recommended starting points
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Application Architecture — Platform, Authoring, and Delivery component overview
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Content Model Concepts — Foundational data modeling terminology
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Delivery Framework Concepts — How HST maps requests to pages and content
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Security Architecture — Authorization model and SSO options