This step-by-step guide walks you through installing a Connect site in IIS. The links are screenshots of the various steps.
- Publish the application and put it in C:/Data/Projects/[CLIENT ACRONYM]/Connect/STG or PROD
ex. C:/Data/Projects/ACME/Connect/STG
- Open IIS and right-click on Sites > Add Website
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- Site name: ClarityClient.com ([client acronym]-connect-stg.(or prod.)
ex. ClarityClient.com (acme-connect-stg.)
- Application Pool: This will auto-fill to the Site name.
- Physical Path: the STG or PROD directory where you published to.
- Binding:
- http
- Type: http
- IP Address: All Unassigned
- Port: 80
- Host name: [client acryonym]-connect-stg(or prod).clarityclient.com
ex. acme-connect-stg.clarityclient.com
- Start Website Immediately: checked
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- Right-click on the new website and select Edit Bindings...
- Select Add...
- https (Same as http EXCEPT)
- Type: https
- Port: 443
- SSL certificate: If it's on our box: *.clarityclient.com (can have year it is good after)
ex. clarityclient.com (2023-2024)
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- On the right under "Manage Website", click Advanced Settings
- Change these if they aren't set
- Preload Enabled: True
- Enabled Protocols: https
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- Click Application Pools at the top and find the Application Pool that you just created in step 2.2.
- Right-click the application pool > Set Application Pool Defaults
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- Change these if they aren't set:
- General
- Start Mode: AlwaysRunning
- ProcessModule
- Identity: NetworkService
- Idle Time-out (minutes): 0
- Load User Profile: False
- Recycling
- Regular Time Interval (minutes): 0
- Specific Times: Empty TimeSpan[] Array
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- Right-click the application pool > Basic Settings...
- Start application pool immediately: checked
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- Right-click the application pool > Advanced Settings...
- These should be the same as Application Pool Defaults
- Make necessary additions to hosts file (C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts)
- Add: IPaddress [client acronym]-connect-stg(or prod).clarityclient.com
Ex. 127.0.0.1 acme-connect-stg.clarityclient.com
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