{"id":10936,"date":"2024-06-04T19:17:47","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T19:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.truehost.co.ke\/support\/?p=4884"},"modified":"2024-10-04T06:11:01","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T06:11:01","password":"","slug":"create-application-pool-iis-8-windows-server-2012-r2-2","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/knowledge-base\/create-application-pool-iis-8-windows-server-2012-r2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to create an application pool in IIS 8 &#8211; Windows Server 2012 R2"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"western\"><a name=\"how-to-create-a-new-application-pool\"><\/a> How to create a new application pool<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Open <strong>Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>On the taskbar, click <strong>Server Manager<\/strong>, click <strong>Tools<\/strong>, and then click <strong>Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>In the <strong>Connections<\/strong> pane, expand the server name, and then click <strong>Application Pools<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>In the <strong>Actions<\/strong> pane, click <strong>Add Application Pool&#8230;<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>In the <strong>Add Application Pool<\/strong> dialog box, enter the name of the application pool in the <strong>Name:<\/strong> box, in the <strong>.NET Framework version:<\/strong> drop-down list select the .NET Framework version your site or application uses, in the <strong>Managed pipeline mode:<\/strong> drop-down list select <strong>Integrated<\/strong> or <strong>Classic<\/strong>, and then click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/iis\/configuration\/system.applicationhost\/applicationpools\/index\/_static\/image1.png\"> <span style=\"color: #000080;\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" 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width=\"750\" height=\"465\" name=\"Image1\" align=\"bottom\" border=\"1\" \/> <\/span> <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 class=\"western\"><a name=\"how-to-configure-the-application-pool-for-an-existing-site-or-application\"><\/a> How to configure the application pool for an existing site or application<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>In the <strong>Connections<\/strong> pane, expand <strong>Sites<\/strong>, and then navigate to the Web site or application you want to add to the application pool.<\/li>\n<li>In the <strong>Actions<\/strong> pane, click <strong>Advanced Settings&#8230;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>In the <strong>General<\/strong> section of the <strong>Advanced Settings<\/strong> dialog box, click the <strong>Application Pool<\/strong> entry, and then click the ellipses button.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/iis\/configuration\/system.applicationhost\/applicationpools\/index\/_static\/image3.png\"> <span style=\"color: #000080;\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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width=\"750\" height=\"465\" name=\"Image2\" align=\"bottom\" border=\"1\" \/> <\/span> <\/a><\/li>\n<li>In the <strong>Select Application Pool<\/strong> dialog box, select the application pool from the <strong>Application pool:<\/strong> drop-down box, click <strong>OK<\/strong>, and then click <strong>OK<\/strong> again.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/iis\/configuration\/system.applicationhost\/applicationpools\/index\/_static\/image5.png\"> <span style=\"color: #000080;\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" 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