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Configure Maximum Number of Requests in IIS Express

How can I configure the maximum number of requests allowed in IIS Express?

I would like to change this to only allow a few requests to test what happens when it exceeds the limit.

Solution

  • IIS Express can be configured using applicationHost.config file. It is located at %userprofile%\my documents\IISexpress\config

    Open this file in text editor. You will find <sites> element in <system.applicationHost> section. In that you will find a <site> element for each site hosted on IIS express. Find the element corresponding to your site. Add a <limits> element as shown below.

    <sites>
  <!-- Other sites -->

  <site name="YourSiteName" id="YourSiteId">
    <!-- Existing elements -->

    <limits maxBandwidth="65536" maxConnections="1024" connectionTimeout="00:01:00" />
  </site>

  <!-- Remaining sites -->
</site>

    You can set maxConnections parameter to desired number of requests.

    This should work though I have not tested it.