how to host asp.net app locally

Question

I have a ASP.NET website, developed by a freelancer. After developing the website, he directly uploaded the website to my domain. Now, how can I host that website locally on my computer?

I dont have any experience in ASP.NET, however I do know HTML5 and CSS3. Looking at the files, I noticed they are all .cshtml files.

Any help would be great. I have the login credentials of Plesk.

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

You need to use IIS.

To do this, assuming you are on Windows, you need to enable it under the 'Windows Features' setting screen as below:

Check the 'World Wide Web Services' option, and also 'IIS Management Console' under the 'Web Management Tools' section.

After it installs, you will have a new program in your start menu, called 'Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager'.

This is where you setup and configure any local websites. There will already be a default website set up, which you can use, or you can create a new one by right clicking on 'Sites' in the tree on the left, and selecting 'Add Website':

Assuming you just use the default, you will need to copy your application to C:\inetpub\wwwroot\. You will then be able to access this by pointing your browser to http:\\localhost or http:\\127.0.0.1.

Answer 2

Assuming you are working with Windows, you will need to install an IIS on your machine. IIS is a part of Window's features, you can try installing it under: Control Panel > Program and features > Turn windows features On / Off > Internet Information Services.

In some versions of windows, IIS is not available. In that case, you will need to download IISExpress.

After that - Configure a new website under your IIS, and point the website to the directory in your computer which has the project.

Read more here:

Installing IIS

Setting up a website