Disable IIS Idle Timeouts in Azure Web Role

Question

To prevent AppPool recycling every 20 minutes, I\'d like to remove IIS AppPool Idle Timeouts when my Azure Web Role starts. My website is a Web Application Project.

Answer 1

In addition to @Edward Brey answer, If you want to change other common settings in that startup script, here's how you do that

rem Preload
%windir%\system32\inetsrv\appcmd list app /xml | %windir%\system32\inetsrv\appcmd set site /in -applicationDefaults.preloadEnabled:True

rem Disable idle
%windir%\system32\inetsrv\appcmd set config -section:applicationPools -applicationPoolDefaults.processModel.idleTimeout:00:00:00

rem Auto start
%windir%\system32\inetsrv\appcmd set config -section:applicationPools -applicationPoolDefaults.autoStart:true

rem Always running
%windir%\system32\inetsrv\appcmd set config -section:applicationPools -applicationPoolDefaults.startMode:AlwaysRunning

rem Disable recycling
%windir%\system32\inetsrv\appcmd set config -section:applicationPools -applicationPoolDefaults.recycling.periodicRestart.time:00:00:00

To see a list of available options per section, do

%windir%\system32\inetsrv\appcmd set config -section:applicationPools -?