Can anyone point me in the direction on how the DotNetNuke install works?

I need to be able to copy deploy a blank latest version of DNN with no portals and then install my custom modules and portal template as the first portal. I have searched the forum and documentation and found some information about modifying the xxx.install.config file (changing the InstallTemplate key in web.config) and making a portal template file.  I don’t see what I need to do with my custom modules.
 

I also need information on versioning my modules for updates.

Any help would be appreciated.

Mitchel,

Thanks for your reply.

I created a Portal template of my portal and copied /Install/DotNetNuke.install.config and changed the name. After editing the file I then changed the <add key="InstallTemplate" value="MyCompanyPortal.install.config"/> in web.config.

This created my portal but no modules were installed. You are saying any packaged (zip) in /Install/Module/ will be installed automatically?

Can you point me in the right direction on versioning my modules for updating them after this initial install?

Also, I need to anticipate my customers having an existing DNN portal already for their company site and wanting to add my modules and portal template as a second portal in the same DNN database. Do you have any ideas about how to handle this scenario.

Much appreciated