SPWebApplication

SPWebApplication

Parameters

Parameter	Attribute	DataType	Description	Allowed Values
Name	Key	String	The name of the web application
WebAppUrl	Required	String	The URL of the web application
ApplicationPool	Required	String	The name of the application pool to run this site in
ApplicationPoolAccount	Required	String	The name of the managed account to run the app pool with
Port	Write	String	The port to run the site on
HostHeader	Write	String	The host header to use for the web app
CertificateThumbprint	Write	String	Specifies the certificate thumbprint of the SSL certificate to be used. Make sure the certificate is added to Certificate Management (SPSE only)
UseServerNameIndication	Write	Boolean	Specifies that the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) binding of this IIS website should use Server Name Indication (SNI) (SPSE only)
AllowLegacyEncryption	Write	Boolean	Specifies that older SSL and TLS protocol versions and cipher suites are allowed to be used with this IIS website (SPSE only and requires Windows Server 2022)
Path	Write	String	The path on the local servers to host the IIS web site from
DatabaseName	Write	String	The name of the first content database to be created with this web app
DatabaseServer	Write	String	The name of the database server to host the default content DB
UseSQLAuthentication	Write	Boolean	Should SQL Server authentication be used to connect to the database?
DatabaseCredentials	Write	PSCredential	If using SQL authentication, the SQL credentials to use to connect to the instance
AllowAnonymous	Write	Boolean	Should anonymous access be enabled for this web app
UseClassic	Write	Boolean	Create the web application with Classic authentication (only used during creation of a new web application)
SiteDataServers	Write	MSFT_SPWebAppSiteDataServers[]	Configure target URIs for the Search crawlers
Ensure	Write	String	Present if the web app should exist, absent if it should not	Present, Absent

MSFT_SPWebAppSiteDataServers

Parameters

Parameter	Attribute	DataType	Description	Allowed Values
Zone	Required	String	Specifies the zone for which the URI has to be configured	Default, Intranet, Internet, Extranet, Custom
Uri	Write	StringArray[]	The URI to be used by the Search crawlers

Description

Type: Distributed Requires CredSSP: No

This resource is responsible for creating a web application within the local SharePoint farm. The resource will provision the web application with all of the current settings, and then ensure that it stays part of the correct application pool beyond that (additional checking and setting of properties)

The default value for the Ensure parameter is Present. When not specifying this parameter, the web application is provisioned.

NOTE: When using Host Header Site Collections, do not use the HostHeader parameter in SPWebApplication. This will set the specified host header on your IIS site and prevent the site from listening for the URL of the Host Header Site Collection. If you want to change the IIS website binding settings, please use the xWebsite resource in the xWebAdministration module.

Examples

Example 1

This example shows how to create a new web application in the local farm

Configuration Example
{
    param
    (
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
        [PSCredential]
        $SetupAccount
    )

    Import-DscResource -ModuleName SharePointDsc

    node localhost
    {
        SPWebApplication HostNameSiteCollectionWebApp
        {
            Name                   = "SharePoint Sites"
            ApplicationPool        = "SharePoint Sites"
            ApplicationPoolAccount = "CONTOSO\svcSPWebApp"
            AllowAnonymous         = $false
            DatabaseName           = "SP_Content_01"
            DatabaseServer         = "SQL.contoso.local\SQLINSTANCE"
            WebAppUrl              = "http://example.contoso.local"
            Port                   = 80
            Ensure                 = "Present"
            PsDscRunAsCredential   = $SetupAccount
        }
    }
}

Example 2

This example shows how to configure Site Data Servers for a new web application in the local farm

Configuration Example
{
    param
    (
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
        [PSCredential]
        $SetupAccount
    )

    Import-DscResource -ModuleName SharePointDsc

    node localhost
    {
        SPWebApplication HostNameSiteCollectionWebApp
        {
            Name                   = "SharePoint Sites"
            WebAppUrl              = "http://example.contoso.local"
            ApplicationPool        = "SharePoint Sites"
            ApplicationPoolAccount = "CONTOSO\svcSPWebApp"
            Port                   = 80
            DatabaseName           = "SP_Content_01"
            DatabaseServer         = "SQL.contoso.local\SQLINSTANCE"
            AllowAnonymous         = $false
            SiteDataServers        = @(
                MSFT_SPWebAppSiteDataServers {
                    Zone = "Default"
                    Uri  = "http://spbackend"
                }
                MSFT_SPWebAppSiteDataServers {
                    Zone = "Intranet"
                    Uri  = "http://spbackend2"
                }
            )
            Ensure                 = "Present"
            PsDscRunAsCredential   = $SetupAccount
        }
    }
}

Example 3

This example shows how to configure SharePoint Subscription Edition Certificate Management settings for a new web application in the local farm

Configuration Example
{
    param
    (
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
        [PSCredential]
        $SetupAccount
    )

    Import-DscResource -ModuleName SharePointDsc

    node localhost
    {
        SPWebApplication HTTPSWebApp
        {
            Name                    = "SharePoint Sites"
            WebAppUrl               = "http://example.contoso.local"
            ApplicationPool         = "SharePoint Sites"
            ApplicationPoolAccount  = "CONTOSO\svcSPWebApp"
            Port                    = 80
            DatabaseName            = "SP_Content_01"
            DatabaseServer          = "SQL.contoso.local\SQLINSTANCE"
            AllowAnonymous          = $false
            AllowLegacyEncryption   = $true
            CertificateThumbprint   = '7CF9E91F141FCA1049F56AB96BE2A1D7D3F9198D'
            UseServerNameIndication = $false
            Ensure                  = "Present"
            PsDscRunAsCredential    = $SetupAccount
        }
    }
}