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IIS: Configure web site to always be running, and never spin down
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ConfigureIISSiteAlwaysRunning.bat
%windir%\system32\inetsrv\appcmd.exe set apppool "POOL_NAME" -startMode:AlwaysRunning
%windir%\system32\inetsrv\appcmd.exe set apppool "POOL_NAME" -processModel.idleTimeout:00:00:00
%windir%\system32\inetsrv\appcmd.exe set apppool "POOL_NAME" -processModel.idleTimeoutAction:Suspend
%windir%\system32\inetsrv\appcmd.exe set app "SITE_NAME/" -preloadEnabled:true
%windir%\system32\inetsrv\appcmd.exe set site "SITE_NAME" -applicationDefaults.preloadEnabled:true
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ConfigureIISSiteAlwaysRunningFromAzurePipelineRelease.txt
# Obviously you will need to change the variables to match your situation
set config -section:applicationPools /[name='$(AppName)$(environment)'].startMode:"AlwaysRunning" /commit:apphost
set config -section:applicationPools /[name='$(AppName)$(environment)'].processModel.idleTimeout:"00:00:00" /commit:apphost
set config -section:applicationPools /[name='$(AppName)$(environment)'].processModel.idleTimeoutAction:"Suspend" /commit:apphost
set config -section:system.applicationHost/sites /[name='$(AppName).$(environment).$(domain)'].application[@path='/'].preloadEnabled:"true" /commit:apphost
set config -section:system.applicationHost/sites /[name='$(AppName).$(environment).$(domain)'].applicationDefaults.preloadEnabled:"true" /commit:apphost
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