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Version: Deploy 23.1

Microsoft IIS plugin

The Deploy Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) plugin adds the capability to perform IIS deployments and configuration tasks.

For more information, see IIS Plugin Reference.

Features​

  • Deploy and undeploy IIS web content.
  • Create, modify, and destroy IIS configuration elements:
    • Websites
    • Application pools
    • Applications
    • Virtual directories
      • Configuration collection elements
      • Attributes
  • Set options on IIS configuration elements:
    • Authentication modes
    • Directory browsing
  • Stop and start websites and application pools as necessary.

Use in deployment packages​

The plugin works with the standard deployment package DAR format. The following is a sample deployit-manifest.xml file that includes a few of the deployables provided by the IIS plugin:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<udm.DeploymentPackage application="NerdDinner" version="2.0">
  <deployables>
    <iis.WebContent name="NerdDinner-files" file="NerdDinner-files/NerdDinner-Files">
      <targetPath>C:\inetpub\nerddinner</targetPath>
    </iis.WebContent>
    <iis.ApplicationPoolSpec name="NerdDinner-applicationPool">
      <managedRuntimeVersion>v4.0</managedRuntimeVersion>
    </iis.ApplicationPoolSpec>
    <iis.WebsiteSpec name="NerdDinner-website">
      <websiteName>NerdDinner</websiteName>
      <physicalPath>C:\inetpub\nerddinner</physicalPath>
      <applicationPoolName>NerdDinner-applicationPool</applicationPoolName>
      <bindings>
        <iis.WebsiteBindingSpec name="NerdDinner-website/88">
          <port>88</port>
        </iis.WebsiteBindingSpec>
      </bindings>
    </iis.WebsiteSpec>
  </deployables>
</udm.DeploymentPackage>

Extend the IIS plugin​

The IIS plugin is written on the foundations provided by the PowerShell plugin, which is a standard part of the Deploy server distribution. For details on how to extend PowerShell-based plugins, see Introduction to the Deploy PowerShell plugin.