Personally, I don't bother with this, running off a port is just fine.

It is also possible to run this site locally with a URL such as Refer to this StackOverflow article on how to do this. Now all you have to do is Browse *:999 (http) and you should see your site. Go the location of the physical path and add a html file such as the below: This can be any number you want but each website will need a unique port number.

See my settings below but feel free to change the Site name and the Physical path. Right click on Sites in IIS and Add Website. Now we will create a website for you to use. This should open a browser with a running the default IIS website. In the Windows search bar look for and run IIS.Įxpand the tree view in IIS to the Default Web Site and click on Browse *:80 (http) Next we need to check IIS is running and create a local website. Select the options I have shown and press OK to start the installation. Click Turn Windows features on or off to bring up another dialog and then scroll to find Internet Information Services. This will allow you to install Windows components via the dialog below. Press the Windows key and the R key (Window+R) at the same time and run appwiz.cpl IIS doesn’t come as pre-installed on Windows 10. Microsoft downloads are fully supported with future updates, bug fixes and customer support.

It’s a much faster development experience than ftping files to a website or changing code in the browser. Microsoft Supported & Community Downloads for IIS. You can also start IIS Manager by hitting the windows key + R and entering “inetmgr” and hitting Enter – the end result is the same as searching for it from the Start Menu.I like to run IIS locally so I can develop php, WordPress and Umbraco websites on my laptop. You can now get started with your IIS server by searching for “IIS” – you should get results somewhat like in the screenshot below: If you want to see what my machine – Windows 10 Enterprise – gets by default, check out appendix 1! Instead, you’ll get a basic selection of default modules. You’ll see the checkbox “filled”, which means you don’t have everything selected. I’m not gonna lie, 99% of the time it’s safe to get started by just installing IIS with default options – i.e., just select the checkbox for “Internet Information Services”. Choose your IIS configuration of choice.Type features and select Turn Windows features on or off.To enable IIS on a Windows 10 computer, follow these steps!

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