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Microsoft IIS (Internet Information Services)

A flexible & easy-to-manage web server

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Internet Information Services (IIS) for Windows Server is a web server for hosting content and applications on the web, ranging from media streaming to web applications. It is described as having a scalable and open architecture intended to handle demanding workloads.

IIS includes modules and features such as the IIS Compression module, CORS 1.0, URL Rewrite 2.1, HTTP/2 support, and IIS PowerShell Cmdlets. Related downloads include Application Request Routing (ARR) 3.0, Web Deploy, and URL Rewrite, alongside community downloads such as FrontPage Server Extensions for IIS 7.5, Servant for IIS, and IISpeed. The site also provides forums, blogs, and reference material for learning and troubleshooting.

IIS is intended for hosting web content and applications on Windows Server, with support for .NET Framework, ASP.NET, PHP, Windows Server, SQL Server, and Microsoft Azure. The pages do not describe a free plan, trial, editions, or seat-based or usage-based packaging.

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