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Internet Information Services (IIS) Documentation

Introduction
Quick Start
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What is IIS?

Internet Information Services (IIS) is a flexible, secure and manageable Web server for hosting anything on the Web. It runs on Windows and supports HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, SMTP, and more.

Key Features

  • Integrated Windows authentication
  • Application pool isolation
  • Dynamic content compression
  • Extensible module architecture
  • Powerful management tools (GUI, PowerShell, and API)

Quick Start Guide

Follow these steps to get a basic website up and running.

  1. Open Server Manager → Add roles and features → select Web Server (IIS).
  2. After installation, open Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.
  3. Create a new site: 
    New-Item -Path "C:\inetpub\wwwroot\MySite" -ItemType Directory
New-WebSite -Name "MySite" -PhysicalPath "C:\inetpub\wwwroot\MySite" -Port 80
  4. Place an index.html in the folder and browse to http://localhost.

Useful Resources