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The <webSocket> element specifies the use of the WebSocketModule module with ASP.NET 4.5 to support writing server applications that communicate over the WebSocket Protocol. WebSocket enables you to provide full-duplex communications over a single TCP connection by using a stream of messages rather than a stream of bytes. This makes it easier to connect to data sources asynchronously in cloud deployments.

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How to configure WebSocket

1. Open Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager:
   • If you are using Windows Server 2012 or later:
     • On the taskbar, click Server Manager, click Tools, and then click Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.
   • If you are using Windows 8 or later:
     • Hold down the Windows key, press the letter X, and then click Control Panel.
     • Click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.
2. In the Connections pane, select the server name to configure WebSocket for the server, or expand Sites and then select a site to configure WebSocket for the site, or expand a site and then select an application to configure WebSocket for the application.
3. In the Home pane, double-click the Configuration Editor feature.
4. For either a site or an application, select either web.config or applicationHost.config in the From text box.
5. Select system.webServer/webSocket in the Section text box.
6. Set enabled to True to enable webSocket or False to disable webSocket. Set pingInterval and receiveBufferLimit to the desired values.

7. Click Apply in the Actions pane.

Configuration

The <webSocket> element is configured at the server, site, or application level.

Attributes

Child Elements

None.

Configuration Sample

The following sample displays a <webSocket> element.

<system.webServer>
   <webSocket
      enabled="filename.htm" 
      receiveBufferLimit="true"
      pingInterval="00:01:00">
   </webSocket>
</system.webServer>

Sample Code

The following sample code configures <webSocket> for a site.

AppCmd.exe

appcmd.exe set config "Default Web Site" -section:system.webServer/webSocket /enabled:"True" /receiveBufferLimit:"4194304" /pingInterval:"00:00:10"  /commit:apphost

Note: You must be sure to set the commit parameter to apphost when using AppCmd.exe to configure these settings. This commits the configuration settings to the appropriate location section in the ApplicationHost.config file.

C#

using System;
using System.Text;
using Microsoft.Web.Administration;

internal static class Sample {

    private static void Main() {
        
        using(ServerManager serverManager = new ServerManager()) { 
            Configuration config = serverManager.GetApplicationHostConfiguration();
            
            ConfigurationSection webSocketSection = config.GetSection("system.webServer/webSocket", "Default Web Site");
            webSocketSection["enabled"] = true;
            webSocketSection["receiveBufferLimit"] = 4194304;
            webSocketSection["pingInterval"] = TimeSpan.Parse("00:00:10");
            
            serverManager.CommitChanges();
        }
    }
}

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