{"id":4975,"date":"2026-04-01T10:14:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T10:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/blog\/?p=4975"},"modified":"2026-04-07T16:13:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T16:13:15","slug":"redirect-iis-windows-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/blog\/redirect-iis-windows-server\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Redirect on IIS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">This will cover instructions on how to create a Redirect on IIS. The following steps will&nbsp;<strong>require ownership or control of the site your TinyURL points to<\/strong>. As these changes may lead to an interruption of service for your website, if you don&#8217;t have or you are unsure how to proceed, please consult with your IT, hosting provider or Web Development team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:20px\">IIS Server<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">Redirection on IIS will need configuration of the &#8220; element.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Validate that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/iis\/configuration\/system.webserver\/httpredirect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HTTP Redirection<\/a>&nbsp;is installed on your IIS.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">To add a redirect rule, open&nbsp;<strong>Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager<\/strong>:<code> * For Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2, on the Taskbar, click Server Manager &gt; Tools and then click IIS Manager. * For Windows 8 or Windows 8.1, hold down Windows key, press the letter X and then click **Control Panel**. Click on Administrative Tools, and then double-click IIS Manager. * For Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R, click Start on the Taskbar, point to Administrative Tools, and then click IIS Manager. * For Windows Vista or Windows 7, click Start on the Taskbar, and then click Control Panel. Double-click Administrative Tools and then IIS Manager.<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">In the&nbsp;<strong>Connections<\/strong>&nbsp;pane, expand the&nbsp;<strong>server name,<\/strong>&nbsp;expand&nbsp;<strong>Sites<\/strong>, and then navigate to the Web site or application that you want to configure custom error pages for.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">In the&nbsp;<strong>Home<\/strong>&nbsp;pane, double-click&nbsp;<strong>HTTP Redirect<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/instances\/n9sEghF2ZC\/resources\/tSKmhC4RVw\/HTTP%20redirect.png\" alt=\"HTTP redirect.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"5\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">In the&nbsp;<strong>HTTP Redirect<\/strong>&nbsp;pane, check the box to redirect requests and enter the destination URL.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/instances\/n9sEghF2ZC\/resources\/uhXVGVODDJ\/HTTP%20redirect%20SIte.png\" alt=\"HTTP redirect SIte.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"6\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Optional settings for the following configuration may be set:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Configure the redirection destination to be the exact destination as entered.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Configure the redirection destination to be limited to the destination URL&#8217;s root folder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Configure the HTTP status code, which can be one of these three options<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"7\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">To save all the changes, click&nbsp;<strong>Apply<\/strong>&nbsp;in the&nbsp;<strong>Tasks<\/strong>&nbsp;pane.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This will cover instructions on how to create a Redirect on IIS. 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