When it comes to hosting and managing web applications on Windows servers, IIS (Internet Information Services) is one of the most widely used and reliable solutions. Developed by Microsoft, IIS is a flexible, secure, and manageable web server for hosting websites, services, and applications.
📌 What is IIS?
IIS (Internet Information Services) is a web server software package designed to serve web pages and applications to users over the internet or an intranet. It is built into the Windows operating system and tightly integrated with Microsoft technologies like .NET, ASP.NET Core, PowerShell, and Azure.
At its core, IIS listens for requests from client browsers (via HTTP/HTTPS), processes them, and responds with the requested content (HTML, images, APIs, etc.).