# tjanczuk/iisnode

Hosting node.js applications in IIS on Windows

Repository: https://github.com/tjanczuk/iisnode
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/iisnode
Language: C++
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2024-06-18T10:22:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5510, "days_push": 806, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1876, forks 580 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:47.710678+00:00)

## What it is
iisnode is a native IIS module that enables hosting Node.js applications inside Internet Information Services on Windows. It was originally developed for Azure Websites, with the maintained fork now living at Azure/iisnode.

## Use cases
- host node.js apps in iis on windows
- run node.js on azure app service with iis
- deploy express app behind iis
- serve node.js alongside asp.net in iis
- use iis url rewrite with node.js

## When to choose
- you must host Node.js applications on Windows IIS 7.x/8.x
- you are maintaining a legacy Azure Websites Node.js deployment
- you want IIS features like process management and URL rewrite in front of Node.js

## When to avoid
- starting a new project - the original repo is unmaintained and the Azure fork is the successor
- hosting on Linux or non-IIS web servers
- you need modern Node.js versions or active community support

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: abandoned
- function: http-server, deployment, web-framework
- domain: web-development, backend, developer-tools
- platform: windows
- tags: iis, nodejs-hosting, native-module, legacy, nodejs

## Member repositories
- tjanczuk/iisnode (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:47.710678+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:14:45.001474+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tjanczuk/iisnode (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:47.710678+00:00, sha 2418faf38238)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.