Preparing the server

Last modified by superadmin on 2023/08/23 15:45

Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard

  1. Click add roles and features in the server manager
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  2. Click next until you reach server selection. Make sure that your server is selected and click next.
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  3. Check the Application Server and Web Server (IIS) checkbox. When you check Web Server (IIS) a popup will be displayed, make sure that the "Include management tools (if applicable)" checkbox is checked and click add features. Then click next.
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  4. Under features check ".Net Framework 3.5 (includes .Net 2.0 and 3.0)" under ".Net Framework 3.5 Features" and check "Asp.Net 4.5" under ".Net Framework 4.5 Features" and click next.
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  5. Click next until you come to "Role Services" under "Application Server". Check the Web Server (IIS) Support. In the "Add roles and Features" window that pops up make sure that you check the "Include management tools (if applicable)" checkbox and click add features. Click Next.
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  6. Click next until you come to "Confirmation". Click Install and wait for the install to complete, then click close.
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  7. To check if it is working so far, open internet explorer and browse to http://localhost on the machine. You should be greeted with the following screen.
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  8. Download the "Microsoft Web Platform Installer" (add exceptions to all the popups) from https://www.microsoft.com/web/downloads/platform.aspx (right click and select save target as and add the exception) and run it.
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  9. Search for "Web Deploy 3.5" (1) and click add on "Web Deploy for Hosting Servers" (2). Click install (3) and continue the installation, click finish and then exit. Missing step? Wait for the installation to finish. Alternative and more detailed instructions:  
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  10. Open IIS in the server manager and right click your server and click "Internet Information Service (IIS) Manager". (Optionally you can search for this by pressing the windows key and typing iis)
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  11. Check that web deploy have been installed by right-clicking the default web site (the one we looked at http://localhost) under sites. If you see the deploy option we have succeeded to install and configure the IIS Server.
  12. Deploy