How to start IISExpress for a web project without building?

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  •  11-10-2022
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Question

I have this scenario:

  • I have a solution open, with a web project configured to use IIS Express.

  • I do a build of the solution, then close Visual Studio.

  • I then reopen VS to that solution.

Is there a way to just spin up IIS Express without having to do a ctrl -F5 or something like that (I don't need to build again since I know nothing has changed)?

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Solution 2

We can start IIS Express from Command Line. We can also configure different sites to run on specific ports. This article explains the process:

http://www.iis.net/learn/extensions/using-iis-express/running-iis-express-from-the-command-line

OTHER TIPS

Get the name of the site from C:\Users\<your user>\Documents\IISExpress\config\applicationhost.config

in the <sites> section find the one you are working on

"c:\Program Files (x86)\IIS Express\iisexpress.exe" /site:"<that thing you got from applicationhost.config>"

or on a 32bit OS

"c:\Program Files\IIS Express\iisexpress.exe" /site:"<that thing you got from applicationhost.config>"
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