Internet Information Services(IIS) is a web server created by Microsoft. IIS webserver accepts requests from remote client computers and returns the appropriate response. Web Server(IIS) provides a reliable, manageable, and scalable Web application infrastructure.
Table of Contents
Install Internet Information Services
Configure default site on IIS
Demo environment
Computer Name: server1.test.com
Operating System: Windows Server 2022 Datacenter
IP Address: 192.168.0.3
Install Internet Information Services
1.Open the Server Manager dashboard and click on Add roles and features.
2. Before you begin, Click Next.
3. Select Role-based or feature-based installation and click Next.
4. Select a Host which you’d like to add services and click Next.
5. Choose the Web Server (IIS) box from the server roles page.
6. As soon as you choose Web Server (IIS) a new window appears, Click Add Features.
7. Please ensure the Web Server (IIS) option is selected Click Next.
8. On the select features console, just click. Next because we do not require any extra features at the moment.
9. On the Web Server Role (IIS) console, you can read brief information about the Web Server (IIS). Click Next to continue.
10. Click Next to continue.
11. Verify installation selections and Click Install.
12. After finishing Installation, Click Close.
13. Run Web browser and verify IIS is running normally
Configure default site on IIS
1. Open Server Manager, click Tools and select Internet Information Services(IIS) Manager
2. Right click on Default Web Site, Click Manage Website and select Advanced Settings
3.In Advanced Settings, click on Physical Path to choose a different document root
4. Select document root folder and click OK
5. Click OK to continue
6. The Default documents feature in IIS Manager helps you to specify the default files.
7. Default Documents.
8. Create an index.html file in the document root and Verify accesses with Web browser.
