Frontend Server Tools

Prepares a clean Windows Server Core for use as a Frontend Server.

Installs

IIS, FTP Server, ASP.NET, git, winacme, MongoDB

Conventions

• Websites go C:\www\
• MongoDB Data go C:\Data\
• Modules are installed with git clone

Installation

1. Step: Tools

Install-PackageProvider Nuget -Force
Install-Module -Name PowerShellGet -Force
Install-Script -Name Install-Git -Force
& 'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Scripts\Install-Git.ps1'
& 'C:\Program Files\Git\bin\git.exe' clone https://github.com/Lamerchun/Powershell "$([Environment]::GetFolderPath("User"))\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\Tools"

2. Step: Environment

Rename-Server -ComputerName ComputerName -WorkGroup WorkgroupName

3. Step: Features

Initialize-Server
Install-Features
Restart-Computer -Force

4. Step: IIS

Will configure IIS with defaults. Creates a ftp user with full rights to your website's root.

Install-FrontendServer
New-FtpUser -Name Username -Password Password -PhysicalPath C:\www

5. Step: Websites

Use these commands to setup websites as you need. Bindings will add http with port 80.

- New-WebSite -AppPoolName AppPoolName -SiteName WebsiteName -Host Hostname
- New-WebSite -AppPoolName AppPoolName -SiteName WebsiteName -Host Hostname -FolderName FolderName
- New-WebSiteBinding -SiteName WebsiteName -HostName Hostname

6. Step: SSL certificates

Will be issued with letsencrypt. Wacs will automatically renew for you.

New-SslCertificate -Email abuse@domain.com -HostName site.domain.com --PhysicalPath C:\www\Website

7. Step: Install MongoDB

MongoDB will be installed with cacheSizeGB: 2.

Install-Mongo -AdminUserName admin -AdminUserPassword PW_XqKwDf9hhT -Port 27017
Read-MongoLog

If you really need to expose MongoDB to public internet.

New-MongoFirewallRule -Port 27017