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title: "Starting Identity Server in IIS 7/8"
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# Starting Identity Server in IIS

1. Download and install the [.NET Core Windows Server Hosting](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?linkid=848766) bundle to the hosting system.
2. Framework 4.6 should be installed: [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48130](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48130)
3. Open Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager and create application pool with **.NET CLR Version** set to No Managed Code.
4. Create a new site in the Internet Information Services (IIS) and specify the physical path to the folder created when [configuring the Identity Server](/v1/docs/configure-identity-server) and application pool created during the previous step (3).
5. Add read permissions to the private key created in Certificates to Application pool account or to IIS_IUSRS user if **Application Pool** identity is set to **ApplicationPoolIdentity**.![](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/img022(3).png)![](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/img023(3).png)