title: Web design with Liferay
body: <p>I am conversant with Java EE web development but new to liferay and portals. I humbly request some guidance on how to develop webapps using liferay. My confusion stems from:</p>
  
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  <li>Is Liferay a CMS or a container?</li>
  <li>How do you deploy webapps (NOT portlets)? Can you have localhost:8080/WebAppName...?</li>
  <li>Can the portal be fully customized to have a 'normal' website look (without the large buttons and 'Swing' look?</li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>Please point me in the right direction of any resources showing the steps of developing and deploying a full website using Liferay.</p>