Run websites straight from VS Code using IIS Express

This extension gives you the power to run a folder open in Visual Studio code as a website using IIS Express.

Install

Open the command pallete & type ext install then search for IIS Express

Usage

Available commands

• IIS Express: Start Website - Start the current folder run as a website
• IIS Express: Stop Website - Stop the current folder run as a website
• IIS Express: Restart Website - Restart (Stop & Start) the current folder run as a website

Features

• Auto opens folder in browser
• Super simple way from the command pallete to start & stop the website
• See ouput from the IIS Express command line directly in Visual Studio
• Support for PHP via ApplicationHost.config common changes for all sites running with IIS Express

Requirements

• Windows Machine (Sorry not for Linux & OSX)
• IIS Express installed