Module Code & Module Title

Level 5 – Network Operating Systems

Assessment Type

Logbook 4

Semester

2022 Spring/Autumn

Student Name: Smriti Swar

London Met ID: 210259

College ID: np01cp4a210259 Assignment
Due Date: 19 November 2022
Assignment Submission
Date:November 2022
Submitted To: Mr Pratik Karki
Word Count (Where Required):
I confirm that I understand my coursework needs to be submitted online via Google Classroom
under the relevant module page before the deadline in order for my assignment to be accepted
and marked. I am fully aware that late submissions will be treated as non-submission and a mark
of zero will be awarded.
List of Contents
Aims and Objectives: .................................................................................................... 1
Steps .............................................................................................................................. 1
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Conclusion ................................................................................................................... 19
List of Figures

Figure 1: Windows server manager dashboard ............................................................... 2

Figure 2:Click on the add roles and server button ............................................................ 2
Figure 3: Tick mark on the role-based installation ............................................................ 3
Figure 4:Tick on the webserver option ............................................................................. 4
Figure 5:Click on Add Feature button.............................................................................. 5
Figure 6: Click on the 'Next' button .................................................................................. 6
Figure 7: Click on the 'Next' button .................................................................................. 6
Figure 8:Click on the 'Next' button ................................................................................... 7
Figure 9: Click on the 'Next' button .................................................................................. 8
Figure 10: Installation process is started .......................................................................... 9
Figure 11: Click on the Internet Information Service on from the Tools button ............... 10
Figure 12: Click on your server’s name and a drop down menu will appear .................. 10
Figure 13: Right click on the 'Sites' button ..................................................................... 11
Figure 14: Click on the 'Add Website' button .................................................................. 12
Figure 15: Enter the credentials ..................................................................................... 12
Figure 16: Giving the physical path and host name ....................................................... 13
Figure 17: Our website is listed ...................................................................................... 14
Figure 18: Trying to browse our website ........................................................................ 15
Figure 19: Opening the host file using notepad .............................................................. 15
Figure 20: Adding a line in the end of the page and saving it......................................... 16
Figure 21: Website is hosted successfully ..................................................................... 16
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Aims and Objectives:

• To host a static website.
• Install various roles and features in the windows server 2022.

Steps
Step 1: Open windows server’s manager dashboard and click on “Add roles and
features” button.

Step 2: This will open a new window for you. On the new window click on the “Next”
button.

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Figure 1: Windows server manager dashboard

Figure 2:Click on the add roles and server button

Step 3: Tick mark the “Role-based or feature -based installation”

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3: Tick mark on the role-based installation

Step 4: Click o the “Next” button without changing any type of setting on this page.

Step 5: Tick on “Web Server(IIS)” feature.

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Figure 4:Tick on the webserver option.

To host a website on we need a new role in the server that we call it Web Server. This
lets us to host web application over the server.

Step 6: Click on “Add Features” Button.

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Figure 5:Click on Add Feature button

Step 7: Now Web Server role has been added. Now click on “Next” button.

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6: Click on the 'Next' button

Step 8: Again click on the “Next” button leaving all the default values.

Figure 7: Click on the 'Next' button

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Figure 8:Click on the 'Next' button

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9: Click on the 'Next' button

Step 9: Click on the “Next” button.

Step 10: Click next button without changing all value.

Step 11: Tick on “Restart the destination server automatically if required” and click “Yes”
button.

Now it will take some time to get installed required features.

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Figure 10: Installation process is started.

We have now successfully installed Web Server role on our windows server 2022

Step 12: Now click on the Tools menu in Server Manager Dashboard and find for
“Internet Information Services (IIS)” and click on it.

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Figure 11: Click on the Internet Information Service on from the Tools button.

The IIS manager will open, and we can now see our server name on the left pane of the
manager.

Step 13: Click on dropdown button. Now you may see “Sites” option. Again, click on
drop down button near Sites menu.

Figure 12: Click on your server’s name and a drop down menu will appear.

As you may see, there is only one website that is default website. Now we are going to
add new website.

Step 14: Right click on “Sites” and click on “Add Website”.

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Figure 13: Right click on the 'Sites' button .

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Figure 14: Click on the 'Add Website' button

Step 15: Now we need to enter site credentials. Give name “mysite.local” on Site name.

Figure 15: Enter the credentials .

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Step 16: On Physical path select the folder where our website files are located

Step 17: On Host name we need to type “mysite.local”.

Figure 16: Giving the physical path and host name

Step 18: We can see that our website has been listed. We can browse our website by
typing mysite.local in the browser of the windows server 2022.

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Figure 17: Our website is listed.

Step 19: You might face problems like your webpage not loading. Don’t worry about
that its just that you need register our website in the host file too.

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Figure 18: Trying to browse our website

In order to, host the site in the host file, we need to open the host file in the notepad
which is located in the following file: this PC/C/Windows/System32/drivers/ets/hosts.

Now, open that host file using notepad.

Figure 19: Opening the host file using notepad.

Step 20: Add the following line 127.0.0.1 mysite.local at the end of the line and save the
txt file.

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Figure 20: Adding a line in the end of the page and saving it.
Step 21: Reload the webpage and you will see that our website has been loaded
successfully.

Figure 21: Website is hosted successfully

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Conclusion

The main objective of this project was to make us clear about how to host our website in
the internet. The setting and the roles and features that are to be enabled in order to
host our website successfully. The requirements that are essential to fulfill in order to
fulfill before hosting the website.

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