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We have a few websites that we are running on one instance of IIS that need to be mapped for each of their domain names. For example.

Site A has the domain name coolness.com
Site B has the domain name 6to8Weeks.com
Site C has the domain name PhatTech.com

When I look at the "Web Site Identification" section of the IIS configuration window, I notice that I can specify an IP address and port, but if I click the Advanced button, I can also configure the site based on host header values as well.

How do I configure each site in IIS? Ideally I would like them to all be able to listen to port 80, so I don't have weird URLs, but I'm not sure if I do this using headers, IP addresses, both, or something else.

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type the name into the host header field. leave everything else as it is. job done.

You will need seperate IPs for SSL

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Can I use a single "SSL" based IP address if I have multiple sites that need SSL, or will I need a new IP for each site I run under SSL? – Dillie-O Mar 10 '11 at 23:20
You shouldn't need separate IPs for SSL if you use SSL certificates with Subject Alternate Names (SAN), or wildcard certificates for different subdomains. – TessellatingHeckler Mar 10 '11 at 23:21
there are big cost and trust implications with those types of certificate though so while they may be suitable for some situations, generally they are not an option – JamesRyan Mar 11 '11 at 11:07
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If you have only a single IP for all three sites, you configure it using host headers. All three sites can listen on port 80 on a single IP that way.

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If I have to expand this server to even more sites, is there any worry about too many sites using the same IP address? – Dillie-O Mar 10 '11 at 23:19
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