Add a Static Web Site to IIS 8.5

During the installation of Internet Information Services (IIS) with default options on Windows 8.1, a default static web site is also created in the %SystemDrive%\Inetpub\wwwroot directory on the Web server. A new static web site content can therefore be published by replacing the content in the default directory.

 When a new site is added to IIS, a site entry should also be created in the ApplicationHost.config file accordingly. The site entry is used to map the site to a location in the file system, specific the network binding for the site, and user credentials for content access. In other word, the new static web site content of the default state web site can also be published to any directory of a file system location. Or a new static web site content can also be published as a new web site.

Add a Web Site

A new web site can be added to IIS through the IIS Manager UI

 

1. Start IIS Manager as usual. 

   

2.  Expand all children of the parent "Home" connection tree in the "Connections" pane.

   

3. Click "Site" in the "Connections" pane to open the "Site" feature in the "Workspace" and trigger the "Actions" pane to display "Site" action.

   

4. Click "Add Website.." in the "Actions" pane to open the "Add Site" window. Or right-click the Sites node on the tree view in the "Connections" pane.

   

5. In the textbox "Site name", enter a name for the web site to be created.

   

6. A default application pool name, same as the "Site name" is automatically created and listed in the textbox "Application pool". A different application pool can also be selected from the Application Pool list by clicking the button "Select..."
7. In the textbox "Physical path", enter the physical path of the folder of the web site to be created. Or click button "..." to open the "Browse For Folder" window.

   

8. Browse the file system to find or create the folder for the web site to be created and click button "OK" to confirm the "Physical path" of the web site.

   

9. The default "Path credentials" is connected as "Pass-through authentication". A different path credential can also be selected from the "Connect As" window by clicking the button "Connect as...". The button "Test Settings..." is used to verify the settings.
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