{"id":4957,"date":"2016-08-16T12:19:05","date_gmt":"2016-08-16T12:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/?p=4957"},"modified":"2021-02-04T04:59:20","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T04:59:20","slug":"set-default-document-iis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/set-default-document-iis\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Set Default Document in IIS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The default document is the file which is served by web server when no file name is specified by user in web url. By standard most of web servers uses index.html, index.htm, default.aspx, etc file names as default document if no default file is specified for website.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This article will help you to set default document in IIS for any website. To do it follow the below detailed instruction\u2019s:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1. Start IIS<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Go to run window and type \u201cinetmgr\u201d and hit enter to open IIS web server in your windows system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/set-default-document-iis\/default-iis-document\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4959\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4959 pleslwp\" src=\"https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Default-IIS-document.jpg\" alt=\"Default IIS document\" width=\"488\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Default-IIS-document.jpg 488w, https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Default-IIS-document-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Default-IIS-document-320x177.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Default-IIS-document-239x132.jpg 239w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2. Select Default Document Option<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Now go under sites option in left side bar and select your site. Now click on \u201cDefault Document\u201d option.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/set-default-document-iis\/iis-default-document-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4960\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4960 pleslwp\" src=\"https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IIS-default-document-2.jpg\" alt=\"IIS default document 2\" width=\"697\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IIS-default-document-2.jpg 697w, https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IIS-default-document-2-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IIS-default-document-2-636x355.jpg 636w, https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IIS-default-document-2-320x179.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IIS-default-document-2-239x133.jpg 239w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">3. Enter Default Page Name<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Now you will show a list of pages which is globally set as default document for your website.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Now click on Add button in right sidebar.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">It will show a pop-up. Enter your filename to set as default document and click OK.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/set-default-document-iis\/iis-default-document-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4961\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4961 pleslwp\" src=\"https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IIS-default-document-3.jpg\" alt=\"IIS default document 3\" width=\"720\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IIS-default-document-3.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IIS-default-document-3-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IIS-default-document-3-636x307.jpg 636w, https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IIS-default-document-3-320x155.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IIS-default-document-3-239x116.jpg 239w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">4. Set Top in Priority Order<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">No Select your new filename entered and put it at top of priority order by using \u201cMove Up\u201d button in actions side bar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/set-default-document-iis\/iis-default-document-4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4962\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4962 pleslwp\" src=\"https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IIS-default-document-4.jpg\" alt=\"IIS default document 4\" width=\"511\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IIS-default-document-4.jpg 511w, https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IIS-default-document-4-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IIS-default-document-4-320x236.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IIS-default-document-4-239x176.jpg 239w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 511px) 100vw, 511px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Now your default document has been correctly configured for your website in IIS web server.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The default document is the file which is served by web server when no file name is specified by user in web url. 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