{"id":9520,"date":"2021-02-12T11:11:01","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T11:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/?p=9520"},"modified":"2024-04-23T14:17:21","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T13:17:21","slug":"install-configure-iis-windows-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/install-configure-iis-windows-server\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install and Configure the IIS(Internet Information Server) on Windows Server?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Steps to Install and Configure the IIS(Internet Information Server) on Windows Server<\/h3>\n<p>Go to the <strong>Server Manager<\/strong> dashboard..<\/p>\n<p>From the <strong>Manage<\/strong> menu, click on <strong>Add Roles and Features<\/strong> or click on the <strong>Add Roles and Features<\/strong> from the <strong>Quick Start<\/strong> menu.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-11621\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/add-roles-features-1-min-1024x282.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"282\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the <strong>Before You Begin<\/strong> section, click on <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11622\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/before-you-begin1-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"786\" height=\"560\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the <strong>Installation Type<\/strong>, select <strong>Role-based or Feature-based Installation<\/strong> and click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11631\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/installation-type-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"786\" height=\"560\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In <strong>Server Selection<\/strong>, select the appropriate server (local is selected by default) and click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11635\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/server-selection1-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"561\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now you will be prompted to select the<strong> Server Roles<\/strong>. Here click on the<strong> Web Server IIS<\/strong> checkbox. This will open its <strong>Add Roles and Features Wizard<\/strong>, here click on <strong>Add Features<\/strong>. This will tick <strong>Web Server IIS<\/strong> checkbox.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11664\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/server-roles-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"787\" height=\"561\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11665\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/web-server-ticked-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"789\" height=\"557\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There is no need to select additional features for IIS so, click <strong>Next<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On the <strong>Web Server Role (IIS)<\/strong> window, click on <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/web-server-roles-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"561\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On <strong>Role Services<\/strong>, click on <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/role-services-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"560\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now the final <strong>Confirmation<\/strong> window will open, click <strong>Install<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11668\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/confirmation-min-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"441\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The wizard displays the installation status when the IIS installation completes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11669\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/installation-progress-min-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"786\" height=\"559\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As you have successfully installed and configured the IIS, click <strong>Close<\/strong> to exit the wizard.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11670\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/installation-succeeded-min-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"789\" height=\"558\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In this way, you have successfully installed and configured the IIS(Internet Information Server) on Windows Server.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steps to Install and Configure the IIS(Internet Information Server) on Windows Server Go to the Server Manager dashboard.. 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