Internet Information Services (IIS) has undergone significant performance improvements for large-scale scenarios, including commercial hosting providers and Microsoft's own cloud offerings. Developed by Microsoft for use with Windows NT family, IIS is a customizable web server that supports protocols such as:

• HTTP,
• HTTPS,
• FTP,
• FTPS,
• SMTP,
• NNTP.

While an integral part of Windows Server, it may not be active by default or available in certain editions.

This image is tailor-made for customers seeking to deploy a pre-installed IIS for low or heavy-traffic websites and web applications, without the hassle of time-consuming setup.

With this solution, creating a website or web application is as easy as brewing a cup of coffee.

Ports

The following ports are automatically open during deployment. If you are using a custom NSG or firewall appliance, you may have to open them:

• HTTP: 80
• HTTPS: 443