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Microsoft IIS 10.0 Cookbook

By : Ashraf Khan
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Book Image

Microsoft IIS 10.0 Cookbook

5 (1)
By: Ashraf Khan

Overview of this book

This book will start with customizing your IIS 10 to various platforms/OS and tune it according to your business requirements. Moving on, we will focus on the functionalities of core fundamentals and perform practical scenarios in order to maximize the use of a reliable web server. Going further we will be covering topics like IIS 10 architecture, IIS modules,hosting web server platforms, virtual directories along with web site deployment, ports, enhanced security. We will also cover new features of IIS 10 like integration with Windows Server 2016 and Nano Server, HTTP/2, PowerShell 5 cmdlets etc . Towards the end, we will cover troubleshooting & diagnostic techniques of IIS 10. By the end of this book you will be well versed with maximizing the reliability of your webserver and will have immense knowledge in using IIS 10 effectively
Table of Contents (14 chapters)

What this book covers

Chapter 1, Integrating IIS 10.0 with Windows Server 2016, starts with some basic information about IIS 10.0. After that, we are going to integrate IIS 10.0 with Windows Server 2016 and configure and test our first sample webpage.

Chapter 2, Creating an Application Pool in IIS 10.0, explains application pools, installation of different versions of application pool, creation of application pools, and configuration of application pools. We'll upload and test .NET 3.5 and .NET 4.0 web applications.

Chapter 3, Hosting Multiple Websites on IIS 10.0, starts with multiple web hosting on the same IIS 10.0 instance, and we will access these websites by their hostname (domain name). We will configure a dedicated IP address for the website.

Chapter 4, Constructing Virtual Directories in IIS 10.0, starts with the creation of a virtual directory and its use in an existing website. If you have a different web application that needs an application pool in the website, you can create a virtual directory and add the required application pools.

Chapter 5, Installing HTTP/2 on IIS 10.0, explains HTTP/2 and installation, configuration, and testing of HTTP/2.

Chapter 6, Getting Your Wildcard Host Up and Running, shows how to create a subdomain demo prefixed with main domain such as demo.v2mysite.com. We can create different names and unlimited wildcard hosts for our parent domain.

Chapter 7, Deploying IIS 10.0 on Nano Server, starts with installing IIS 10.0 on Nano Server. We will remote connect Nano Server, import the IISAdministration module in PowerShell, and create and manage the website on Nano Server.

Chapter 8, Configuring IIS Administration with PowerShell Cmdlets, uses PowerShell to perform administration work on IIS Server.

Chapter 9, Enabling ASP.NET Core with IIS on Nano Server, teaches how to enable ASP.NET and create virtual directories in IIS on Nano Server.

Chapter 10, Installing and Configuring SSL Websites, starts with installation of third-party SSL certificates; we will create a local self-signed certificate and test it.

Chapter 11, Extending IIS 10.0 to FTP, shows how to install the FTP server role on Windows Server 2016. We create and configure an FTP site.

Chapter 12, Securing Your Websites on IIS 10.0, explains IIS 10.0 security and available security configurations such as IP, domain, and URL.

Chapter 13, Managing and Troubleshooting IIS 10.0, explains configuration and management of health and performance of IIS 10.0.