Do I need to install IIS to run .NET web applications?

sujith

Hi Sujith,

I've used one alternative to IIS for .net before. It is called Abyss Web Server and it's good, at least for my requirements then.

You can check it out here at http://www.aprelium.com. This runs on Windows. 

You can also run .net using Mono. I've not used this before. You can try it out. The site is http://www.mono-project.com.

 If you're not in a rush, wait for Mono 2.0. This can be run on multiple platforms.

 

more over .net2 have internal developement server

so IIS is not a must 

 If you are just using it for development internal VS IDE server is good enough. if you are deploying a completed application on a public facing location you might consider using IIS.