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A Windows Server and IIS Deployment Checklist

The steps we run on every production deployment — from application pool identity through to SSL renewal and backup verification.

PlorixHub Team  ·  18 March 2026

Before the first deployment

  • Dedicated application pool with a least-privilege identity
  • Separate site bindings for HTTP and HTTPS, with HTTP redirecting
  • Request limits and timeouts reviewed against the application

Certificates

  • Install the full chain, not just the leaf certificate
  • Set a renewal reminder well before expiry
  • Verify with an external SSL checker after every renewal

After deployment

  • Confirm the application writes logs where you expect
  • Take a backup and restore it somewhere before you need it
  • Add the site to uptime monitoring with alerting to a real inbox

The last point is the one most often skipped. A backup you have never restored is a hypothesis, not a backup.

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