IIS 10: Configuring Web Server with PowerShell and GUI

Explore how components and models enable application request processing and security settings in IIS 10, and trace the flow from activation service to the configuration store and final response.

Learn to install the IIS web server on a Windows Server in a Hyper-V lab, using GUI via Server Manager, with a nod to PowerShell-based installation.

Install IIS on Windows 10 by opening Control Panel, turning on Internet Information Services and management tools, then verify with localhost and use IIS Manager to manage the default site.

Add asp.net and dotnet development features to the IIS server. Test by creating a simple hello page in the default site and browsing localhost.

Learn IIS 10 basic configuration by locating the default website folders, configuring the default website’s application pool, physical path, authentication, and binds, and setting limits for bandwidth and connections.

Configure and host a static web page using the default website in IIS, set the default document, upload index files to the hosting root, and test on localhost port 80.

Create and manage application pools in IIS to host different dot net web pages and framework versions, using IIS manager to start, stop, and recycle for isolation and reliability.

Install dotnet framework 3.5 on Windows Server 2016 to support legacy web applications built on dotnet 2.0, create an application pool, and verify installation via an alternate source path.

Create and configure an IIS application pool on Windows Server 2016 using server manager, selecting .NET Framework 2.0 to 3.5, integrated pipeline, and auto-start.

Configure application pools in IIS 10 using GUI and PowerShell. Learn basic and advanced properties and recycling to optimize hosting of web sites on Windows Server 2016.

Host dot net pages on the default website in IIS 10 by enabling dot net components, selecting the default app pool, and uploading 4.0 pages to the root.

Configure IIS 10 to host multiple .NET versions by changing the default website’s application pool to v2 and v3.5, uploading the corresponding files to wwwroot, and testing on localhost.

Learn to host multiple websites on a single IIS 10 server by creating sites, configuring host names and domains, and setting bindings and hosts file entries.

Create separate directories and set the physical paths for each site in IIS 10. Configure ports, IP addresses, and bindings, then validate access in a browser.

Deploy and test three websites on Windows Server 2016 using IIS manager, configuring physical paths, default documents, and dedicated IP addresses for site one, site two, and site three.

Explore how to create and configure a virtual directory in IIS Manager, mapping a physical folder to a site as an alias, setting permissions, application pool, and default documents.

Configure virtual directories with application pools in IIS by selecting an application pool, setting the physical path, converting virtual directories to applications, and testing access via site URLs.

Learn to create and configure websites with appcmd in Windows Server, including app pool setup, port 80 bindings, physical paths, and batch scripts for multiple sites.

Create an IIS website with PowerShell by importing the web administration module, using New-Item with bindings, physical path, and an application pool, preview with WhatIf, and verify in IIS Manager.

Nano Server is a compact Windows Server 2016 option with no local admin, supports only 64-bit apps, and deploys via a PowerShell-created virtual hard drive for Hyper-V or physical boot.

Explore Nano Server installation using PowerShell and GUI tools, including copying Nano Server image, importing the image generator module, and creating deployment options for Hyper-V, bootable drives, or physical machines.

Demonstrate installing Nano Server via PowerShell and GUI by mounting installation media, copying files, importing the Nano Server image generator module, creating a VHDX, and provisioning a Hyper-V virtual machine.

Complete post-installation tasks on Nano Server, configure network settings, join the server to the datum domain using PowerShell remoting, and enable file sharing.

Learn to configure Nano Server with Windows PowerShell, use what-if and install features, rename the computer, set up file sharing, and manage remote sessions and network settings.

Enable remote management with server manager, add Nano Server, create an SMB data share, test the file and web servers, and verify with a simple test page.

Connect to the nano server via PowerShell, import the Administration module, create a new website nano site dot com with binding and a c drive path, and verify with get-website.

Configure SSL for a website in IIS 10 by creating a self-signed certificate and attaching it to the site binding, then verify the installation in the browser.

Learn to enable IIS remote management with PowerShell by creating remote sessions, installing features, enabling and starting the management service, and connecting to IIS manager across core and server deployments.

Log into the domain controller, add core servers to server manager, and establish remote PowerShell sessions to manage websites across both servers by querying, stopping, and starting sites.