Setting Up M-Files Web

The steps given here tell you how to enable these clients and services:

M-Files Web
Microsoft Office for the web services for M-Files Web

The classic M-Files Web, M-Files REST API, and M-Files Mobile are not enabled. If you do not want to set up the classic M-Files Web for the mobile apps, you can set M-Files Mobile to use gRPC. Refer to Setting Up M-Files to Use gRPC.

Make sure that these requirements are completed:

The server uses M-Files October '22 Update or later.
- If the server uses an older version, we recommend that you upgrade to a more recent version. Alternatively, refer to Setting Up the Backend for M-Files Web and Web-Based Add-Ins (September '22 Update and Earlier).
The server uses IIS (Internet Information Services) and Microsoft .NET Framework (not .NET) 4.7.2, 4.8.x, or later.
You are an M-Files system administrator on the server.
The IIS modules URL Rewrite and Application Request Routing are installed on the IIS server.
You have set up IIS binding for the website that users access with a DNS name, such as https://myvault.mycompany.com.
- If you want to create a new website for M-Files Web, do the binding setup after you have saved your changes in M-Files Admin.

Important remarks:

If M-Files Web was previously set up on the server with the instructions in Setting Up the Backend for M-Files Web and Web-Based Add-Ins (September '22 Update and Earlier): We recommend that you remove the old configuration before you set up M-Files Web with the instructions given here.
If you get an error during the setup, exit the wizard, fix the issue in IIS Manager, and start the wizard again. The error can be, for example, that a newly created website cannot start because the port number is already in use.

Do these steps:

Open M-Files Admin on the server.

Important: If IIS and M-Files are on separate servers, see Using Proxy Setup with M-Files Web instead of the instructions given here.
In the left-side tree view, select a server connection.
Click Set Up Web and Mobile Use > Set up M-Files Web > Next.

Select one of these options:

Option	Result and instructions
Use an existing website	Use an existing Internet Information Services site for M-Files Web. In the drop-down menu, select one of the available sites.
Create a new website	Create a new Internet Information Services website for M-Files Web. Enter the name and TCP port for the site. Make sure that the given port number is not already in use. Note: You can use this option only with a server operating system.
Create a new virtual directory	Add a new virtual directory to the selected Internet Information Services website and use the directory for M-Files Web. Select an available site and enter a name for the virtual directory. Note: You can use this option only with a server operating system.

Option

Result and instructions

Use an existing website

Use an existing Internet Information Services site for M-Files Web.

In the drop-down menu, select one of the available sites.

Create a new website

Create a new Internet Information Services website for M-Files Web.

Enter the name and TCP port for the site. Make sure that the given port number is not already in use.

Note: You can use this option only with a server operating system.

Create a new virtual directory

Add a new virtual directory to the selected Internet Information Services website and use the directory for M-Files Web.

Select an available site and enter a name for the virtual directory.

Note: You can use this option only with a server operating system.

Select Save.
Open the Document Vault Advanced Properties dialog and add the M-Files Web URL (or URLs) according to the IIS bindings.
After 20 to 30 seconds, enter your website address in a browser and make sure that the client opens (or clients open) correctly.