Creating an advanced IIS 10.0 website on Nano Server

In this recipe, we will create a website with a website header (website name) and also add an application pool. We will create a separate application pool and add the application pool to our website. We will find all the available listed application pools in IIS Server.

Getting ready

We are going to remotely connect Nano Server through PowerShell and manage IIS over the IISAdministrator module. You will need a Windows Server 2016 virtual or physical server for remote PowerShell management of Nano Server 2016. For all this installation and configuration work, you should have administrative privileges.

How to do it...

1. Log in to Windows Server 2016. The IP address of Windows Server 2016 is 172.16.15.60 and the name of the server is WIN2016IIS.
2. Press Windows + R on your keyboard. You will get the Run window. Open PowerShell ISE with administrative rights, type RunAs /user:Administrator PowerShell_ISE.exe in the Run window, and press OK.
3. Now it will...