Welcome — IIS
This is the default page for Internet Information Services. The server has accepted your request, but no site files have been deployed to this host yet.
Administrators can replace this page by adding content to the web root directory configured for this site.
Default paths
On a fresh installation the default web root is C:\inetpub\wwwroot. Drop your index.html or your application files into that folder and the next request returns them.
For Windows Server installations, IIS is added through Server Manager as a feature; subsequent extensions live behind the same wizard. The role can also be installed and configured headlessly with PowerShell or DSC.
Tip: keep application pools separate per site so a crashing app does not bring down everything else on the box. Recycling settings are per-pool too.
Useful tools
- IIS Manager (
inetmgr.exe) — graphical configuration UI.
- appcmd.exe — command-line configuration tool.
- Web Platform Installer — install ASP.NET, PHP and other extensions.
- Event Viewer — read service-level errors under Windows Logs.
- PowerShell WebAdministration module — script bulk changes.
- Failed Request Tracing — capture detailed traces of problem requests.
Adding a site
- Open IIS Manager and right-click Sites.
- Choose Add Website… and enter a name, physical path and binding.
- For HTTPS bindings, attach an installed certificate from the local store.
- Click OK; the site starts immediately under its own application pool.
- Hit the binding hostname from a client to confirm it answers.
web.lab.local
Reference: iis.net