Use PowerShell to install IIS on Windows Server 2019

IIS is short for Internet Information Services, it is created by Microsoft and contain functions for web servers.

Search for PowerShell, right-click on "Windows PowerShell" and choose "Run as administrator"

Run "Install-WindowsFeature -name Web-Server -IncludeManagementTools"

The management tools have been included, this is optional and not needed if the web server is not to be managed on this server

To confirm the installation, open a browser and type in "localhost"

IIS is also visible in Server Manager

To see which version of IIS is installed, run: "Get-ItemProperty -Path registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\InetStp\ | Select-Object" in PowerShell

To stop the webserver, run "iisreset /stop"

Replace "stop" with start or restart for the wanted action to be done

Learn more about IIS here and how to manage it through PowerShell

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SOURCES

Microsoft: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/iis/get-started/introduction-to-iis/introduction-to-iis-architecture

PowerShell Cmdlets: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/iis/get-started/whats-new-in-iis-10/iisadministration-powershell-cmdlets