Optional: IIS Always running part 1

By default, whenever an application on IIS is not used/visited, it will shut-down and thus take a while (30sec) to start the next time it is used (i.e. handling the next request=. To speed up the initial response for Aligned Elements, you can switch on “Application Initialization” feature in IIS (originally from https://weblog.west-wind.com/posts/2013/oct/02/use-iis-application-initialization-for-keeping-aspnet-apps-alive).

The activation procedure is similar to the activation of IIS so use the step Use the same step 1 – 7 described in section Install/Activate the IIS. Then in the section Server Roles, find Application Development => Application Initialization, tick the box and proceed with the installation.

Additional steps to pre-load Aligned Elements are required after the site is deployed, described in section Optional: IIS Always running part 2