Why would I want to do it?

Benefits

Who uses iisnode?

windows azure - benefits
windows azure - get started with node.js
appharbor.com
discountasp.net
arvixe.com
smarterasp.net
gearhost.com
webecs.com

Prerequisites for using

• Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2008, or Windows Server 2012
• IIS 7.x with IIS Management Tools and ASP.NET
• WebSocket functionality requires IIS 8.x on Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012
• URL rewrite module for IIS
• Latest node.js build for Windows

Installing for IIS 7.x/8.x

• Install iisnode for IIS 7.x/8.x: x86 or x64 - choose bitness matching your system
• To set up samples, from the administrative command prompt call %programfiles%\iisnode\setupsamples.bat
• Go to http://localhost/node

Installing for IIS Express/WebMatrix

• Install WebMatrix using the Web Platform Installer
• Open WebMatrix, choose “Site from folder”, enter %localappdata%\iisnode\www, start the site, and play with the iisnode samples, or
• Use node.js templates to get started quickly with an Express application or a skeleton Hello World

Howtos

the basics
the basics (Pусский перевод)
[NEW: websockets] (http://tomasz.janczuk.org/2012/11/how-to-use-websockets-with-nodejs-apps.html)
using with express framework
using with URL rewrite module
using with WebMatrix and IIS Express
site templates for WebMatrix
using with mongodb
diagnosing problems with ETW traces
using with MVC
portuguese: node.js no windows: instalando o iisnode
integrated debugging
pub/sub server using faye
appharbor uses iisnode

Prerequisites for building

• All prerequisities for using
• Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows Desktop
• WIX Toolset v3.6
• Windows SDK for Windows 8

Building

Build commands should be issued from the build environment set up with "%programfiles(x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\Common7\Tools\VsDevCmd.bat", assuming default installation location of Visual Studio 2012 on x64 platform.

For x86 build:

msbuild /p:Platform=Win32 src\iisnode\iisnode.sln

For x64 build:

msbuild /p:Platform=x64 src\iisnode\iisnode.sln

Installing after build

• For IIS 7.x/8.0: build\debug\{x64|x86}\iisnode-full.msi
• For IIS Express 7.x: build\debug\x86\iisnode-express.msi

Running tests

• Install for IIS 7.x/8.x (see previous sections)
• test\functional\test.bat
• note that for the WebSocket tests to pass you must be running in IIS 8.x on Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012

Resources & documentation

Releases
Wiki
Blog