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How to install web server on Windows 10 Client side without Windows Server

This article describes a fast way to install a Web server in order to establish a threat free IP address list as an example and integrate it with FortiGate. This affordable option is useful for setting up on small networks without the need to install a Windows Server.

Scope

Windows 10 FortiOS.

Solution

Go to Control Panel > Programs and features > Turn Windows features on or off.

Enable the Internet Information Services and the engaged options and subfolders.

Go to Control Panel > Programs and features > Turn Windows features on or off.

Enable the Internet Information Services and the engaged options and subfolders.

Now, test it on any browser by accessing 127.0.0.1.

Now, test it on any browser by accessing 127.0.0.1.

Go to IIS manager and create a new web site:

Go to IIS manager and create a new web site.

Now on the Sites folder, right-click and add a new web site and fill in the information as below.

Now on the Sites folder, right-click and add a new web site and fill in the information as below.

Open the hosts file on the next path:

Open the hosts file on the next path.

Edit the hosts file as below:

Edit the hosts file as below.

After that, upon entering it in the browse URL bar, the site should be seen:

After that, upon entering it in the browse URL bar, the site should be seen.