How to create an IIS application pool and web site on Windows 10 with PowerShell and Visual Studio Code
Tasks to create an IIS application pool and web site on Windows 10 with PowerShell and Visual Studio Code:
- Install the Visual Studio Code plugin PowerShell 0.6.2
- Create a file iis.configuration.ps1 in Visual Studio Code:
# Note: When run with the Visual Studio Code PowerShell debugger, make sure you use the "x64" debugger,
# else you will get an error: New-WebAppPool : Cannot retrieve the dynamic parameters for the cmdlet.Import-Module WebAdministration
# Create application pools
New-WebAppPool -Name "myapp.localhost" -Force# Create websites
New-Website -Name "myapp.localhost" -Port 80 -HostHeader "myapp.localhost" -ApplicationPool "myapp.localhost" -PhysicalPath "c:\projects\myapp\web" -Force
- Create a launch.json in the same folder as the iis.configuration.ps1:
{
"version": "0.2.0",
"configurations": [
{
"name": "PowerShell",
"type": "PowerShell",
"request": "launch",
"program": "${workspaceRoot}/iis.configuration.ps1",
"args": [],
"cwd": "${workspaceRoot}/iis.configuration.ps1"
},
{
"name": "PowerShell x86",
"type": "PowerShell x86",
"request": "launch",
"program": "${workspaceRoot}/iis.configuration.ps1",
"args": [],
"cwd": "${workspaceRoot}/iis.configuration.ps1"
}
]
}
Now you can debug / run the iis.configuration.ps1 file, by hitting F5, make sure you selected “PowerShell” and not “PowerShell x86” on the debug tab:
Tags: IIS, PowerShell, Visual Studio Code, Windows 10