Hosting node.js applications in IIS on Windows

Prerequisites for using

Windows
IIS 7.x with IIS Management Tools
URL rewrite module for IIS
Latest node.js build for Windows
- You can also do it manually by downloading node.exe from nodejs.org and saving to %programfiles%\nodejs on a 32 bit system or %programfiles(x86)%\nodejs on a 64 bit system
Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package for x86 or x64 (skip this if you install Visual Studio; on x64 systems you need to install both x86 and x64 if you intend to use IIS Express/WebMatrix)

Installing for IIS 7.x

Install iisnode for IIS 7.x: x86 or x64 - choose bitness matching your system
To set up samples, from the administrative command prompt call %programfiles%\iisnode\setupsamples.bat
Go to http://localhost/node

Installing for IIS Express/WebMatrix

Install WebMatrix
Install iisnode for IIS Express 7.x
Install node.js templates for WebMatrix
Open WebMatrix, choose “Site from folder”, enter %localappdata%\iisnode\www, start the site, and play with the iisnode samples, or
Use node.js templates to get started quickly with an Express application or a skeleton Hello World

Howtos

Prerequisites for building

Building

Installing after build

Running tests

Resources & documentation

igorzi/iisnode