What is IIS?
IIS, or Internet Information Service, is a web server designed to work with the Windows operating system. Using HTTP protocol, it helps direct user requests online to their target’s specific TCP ports.
Installing IIS
Since IIS is a feature integrated into Windows, installing it is very easy to do. To install IIS 8 on Windows Server 2012, follow the instructions below:
- First, log in to your Windows server with the administrator user using Remote Desktop
- Open Server Manager
- Under the “Manage” menu, select “Add Roles and Features“
- Select “Role-based or Feature-based Installation“, then click “Next“
- Select the appropriate server (we are installing IIS on a local server so keep the local selected by default), then click on “Next“
- On the Select server roles screen, scroll down the list and select “Web Server (IIS)“. Click “Next“
- On the next screen, the default features will already be selected. There are no additional features needed for IIS, so you can just click “Next“
- After looking over the information screen, click “Next“
- On the next screen, you’ll be given options to customize the IIS installation or simply keep the default settings as is. After making any desired selections, click “Next“
- On the confirmation screen, click “Install“
- On the next screen, you will see a progress bar showing IIS installation has completed.
And there you have it! Now you know how to install IIS 8 on your Windows Server 2012.
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