Add website in IIS

Step-by-step guide

To add a new website in IIS, please proceed as follows:

  1. Select the "Sites" menu item in the left-hand navigation area.

  2. Click on "Add website" in the right-hand navigation area.

    The "Add website" dialog box appears.

  3. Select the "https" entry in the Type selection field.

    The "SSL certificate" selection field is displayed in the dialog box.

    Names

    Description

    Site name

    		 Enter a name for the website here.

    it is advisable to use the same name for the site name and the host name. If you create a new portal or configure it, the site name entered here will be offered for selection in the Intrexx portal properties under "Frontend web server (reverse proxy / load balancer)> IIS website".

    Physical path

    		 Enter the directory that the website should be saved in. This is usually: "C:\inetpub\wwwroot"
    Binding

    Type

    Select "https".

    IP address

    Select "None assigned".

    Port

    443

    Hostname

    Enter the name that should be used to access the portal in the browser, E.g. "exampleportal". The assignment of a host name is mandatory. You must store the host name entered here later in the Intrexx portal properties as part of the base URL.

    SSL certificate

    Select the SSL certificate that should be used for the encrypted connection between your portal and the browser.

  4. Click on "OK". You will be taken back to the overview of created websites.
    You have created a new website.

    Remove X-Powered-By header after setting up the website

    We recommend removing the X-Powered-By header after setting up the website.

    To do this, select the web page and double-click on "HTTP response header".

    Select the header(s) () and then click on "Remove" ().