IIS Express 10

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2021-03-27
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IIS Express

Configuration Info

applicationhost.config
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!--
    IIS configuration sections.

    For schema documentation, see
    %IIS_BIN%\config\schema\IIS_schema.xml.
    
    Please make a backup of this file before making any changes to it.

    NOTE: The following environment variables are available to be used
          within this file and are understood by the IIS Express.

          %IIS_USER_HOME% - The IIS Express home directory for the user
          %IIS_SITES_HOME% - The default home directory for sites
          %IIS_BIN% - The location of the IIS Express binaries
          %SYSTEMDRIVE% - The drive letter of %IIS_BIN%
-->

Location of applicationhost.config

Enable Directory Browsing

/web.config

<configuration>
  <system.webServer>
    <directoryBrowse enabled="true" />
  </system.webServer>
</configuration>
applicationhost.config

<configuration>
  <configSections>
    <sectionGroup name="system.webServer">
      <section name="directoryBrowse" overrideModeDefault="Allow" />
    </sectionGroup>
  </configSections>
</configuration>

Disable Logging

Comment out the following modules

applicationhost.config

<!--<add name="HttpLoggingModule" image="%IIS_BIN%\loghttp.dll" />-->
<!--<add name="HttpLoggingModule" lockItem="true" />-->

SSL Support

Use a self-signed certificate


cd "C:\Program Files\IIS Express"
.\IisExpressAdminCmd.exe setupsslUrl -url:https://localhost:443/ -UseSelfSigned