How to create local web server on Windows Server

Here we will understand how to create a local server on Windows Server and host a locally created static webpage.

We just need a machine installed with any Windows Server OS.

Open server manager to create a server:

• Step 1

  • Local Server

  • Add roles and features

• Step 2

  • Next

• Step 3

  • Role-based or feature-based installation

  • Next

• Step 4

  • Select from server pool

  • Next

• Step 5

  • Select Web Server IIS from list

  • Next

• Step 6

  • Next

• Step 7

  • Install

Finally on server manager you can see the created server

Now let's create a static web page to see if our web server is working or not

• Step 1

  • Go to C-drive

  • Search for inetpub folder

  • Create folder for your website

• Step 2

  • Create one html page inside the folder but be aware to name html file index.html only otherwise it will not bind to IP

• Step 3

• Now go to IIS from your server manager > click on your local server > Manage > IIS

• This page will open

• Right click on sites and add website

• Enter the site name as per your need

• select the path for the page we created in our local machine

• add IP or port, here I want to host it on port 7000

• after adding the site it'll look something like this,

• Now go to browser put your local IP of machine and port number and VOILA..!!