View source for Environment variables in IIS

[[Category:IIS]]

* Go to your application in IIS and choose Configuration Editor.
* Select Configuration Editor
* Choose '''system.webServer/aspNetCore''' (RC2 and RTM) or '''system.webServer/httpPlatform''' (RC1) in Section combobox
** web.config writes variable in web.config file but Application Host.config keeps it out. It's safer because it'll not be overwritten 
* Choose Applicationhost.config ... in From combobox.
* Right click on enviromentVariables element, select 'environmentVariables' element, then Edit Items. 
* Set your environment variables.  - '''ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT'''
* Close the window and click Apply.
* Done



== Global ==
* Search and open Environment Variables
* In the System Properties window, click on the Environment Variables button.
* In the Environment Variables window, you will see two sections: User variables (for the current user) and System variables (for all users).
* Click on the New button to add a new variable, or Edit to modify an existing one.
* Enter the Variable name and Variable value.
* Save and Apply:
* Click OK to save the changes, and then OK again to close the System Properties window.
* Restart IIS:
** Open a Command Prompt with administrative privileges and run the following command to 
 iisreset