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We are 3 guys with 4 PCs. Even though we are software developers, we simply don't have time to set up a server. IIS is scary ;-) and all our attempts to configure it have failed. I guess that we just don't have time for the learning curve.

We need the following:

  • file sharing
  • backups
  • a web server

and would like the following:

  • a wiki
  • a common calendar
  • any other small-businessy things :-)

and it would be nice to have some s/w development stuff:

  • version control
  • bug tracking

We come from the Linxu world and are new to Windows. On Linux there would probably be a distro for this which would install Liunux and all the apps and configure them.

Is here something analogous for Windows, where we just run a program and it configures the server's IIS for us?

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Check out the IIS Web Platform Installer tool.

The Microsoft Web Platform Installer 3.0 (Web PI) is a free tool that makes getting the latest components of the Microsoft Web Platform, including Internet Information Services (IIS), SQL Server Express, .NET Framework and Visual Web Developer easy.

Web Platform Installer Page Snip

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+1 Thanks! That looks exactly what we are looking for. Let's hope that it has one touch installing of PHP etc. I will get right on to it & get back to you. I feel like clueless n00b when I meet a new subject :-/ – Mawg Jan 10 at 6:12
Now watch for my next question - how to configure it :-) – Mawg Jan 10 at 6:21
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