Is it good practice to delete Default Web Site in IIS?

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I can't found nothing recent on the web about if deleting Default Web Site in IIS is a good practice, i'm using IIS v10 and as in wwwroot i have each website inside it's own folder in IIS i've just created a website for each of them..

So i'm just not using the Default Web Site and i was wondering if will it cause any problem if i will delete it (for now i've just disabled it but seeing it in the list is a bit triggering), about deleting or keeping the Default Web Site i just found an article from 2001 so i would know something more recent about it.

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered May 14 '20 at 08:34

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Yes, you can safely delete the Default Web Site in IIS Manager, even though delete the files under the wwwroot. And it should be a good practice to do that to avoid some unexpected web accesses or attack.

And the Default Web Site in IIS Manager, even though the files under the wwwroot, is used for the first validation of IIS installation.

More, the Default Web Site will take the default port 80 if not disabled/deleted.

So, please go ahead to delete it.

answered May 14 '20 at 08:34

Shawn Xiao

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Is it also safe to delete `DefaultAppPool`? – roli09 Oct 29 '21 at 15:12
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Yes, but please confirm that there has no web application hosted under the pool before you delete it. otherwise, you cannot do that. – Shawn Xiao Nov 03 '21 at 04:27

Is it good practice to delete Default Web Site in IIS?

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