How to Backup and Restore IIS

We often require the capability of backing up and restoring IIS Configurations. The use-cases vary from doing a quick PoC, taking backup of production IIS Server or quick demo.

appcmd tool is versatile tool to take a backup of IIS Configuration. 

Backup IIS

>%windir%\system32\inetsrv\appcmd.exe add backup "vanillaiisconfig-16-Apr-2021"

Restoring IIS Backup

>%windir%\system32\inetsrv\appcmd.exe restore backup  "vanillaiisconfig-16-Apr-2021"

 List all IIS Backup

 >%windir%\system32\inetsrv\appcmd.exe list backup