Today I will show you how to set up a Web Server on Windows Server 2008 R2 using IIS.
Open up Server Manager, right click on Roles and click Add Roles.
When you are shown a list of available roles click Web Server (ISS) and then Next. On the following screen read the information and then click Next.
On the Select Role Services screen which follows click any additional services that you require (or leave the defaults) and then click Next.
On the final page we have to review our selections and click Install when satisfied.
Now we need to check if IIS is working so open up a web browser and type http://localhost into the address bar. If IIS is working perfectly then you should get the screenshot below.
Now it is time for some configuration. We are now going to add a new site called ComTech1 so the first thing we need to do is to create a new folder called Web_Root on the C drive which will contain all the website files. You will need to copy all your website files into this folder.
Now expand Server manager – Roles – Web Server (IIS) – Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager – Your System Name
Right click on your System Name (e.g 2008Test1 in my example) and go to Add Web Site
In the above example I have called the website ComTech1 and set the physical path of the website files as C:\Web_Root. The ip address of the site has been set to 10.0.0.170 and the Host name as www.comtech.com. Using this information as a guide enter the relevant details for your own website.
Once configured your website should be available at the ip address you specified above.
About the Author
Hi I am Chris Wakefield the owner of ComTech IT Support. I provide Windows and Linux based IT Support, laptop repairs and computer repairs to both business and personal clients in and around Stirling.
For a list of what I can offer you why not visit my website www.comtech247.net where you will find a list of my services, testimonials, blog and much more.
