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Start-Website

Module:
WebAdministration Module

Starts an IIS website.

Syntax

Default (Default) 

Start-Website
    [[-Name] <String>]
    [-Passthru]
    [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Start-Website cmdlet starts an existing site on the Internet Information Services (IIS) server.

Examples

Example 1: Start a website

IIS:\> Start-WebSite -Name "Default Web Site"

This command starts the site named Default Web Site.

Parameters

-Name

Specifies the name of the website that this cmdlet starts.

Parameter properties

Type:String
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:0
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:True
Value from remaining arguments:False

-Passthru

Passes an object that represents the website to the pipeline.

Parameter properties

Type:SwitchParameter
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.