Deploying SharePoint 2019: Installing, Configuring, and Optimizing for On-Premises and Hybrid Scenarios

© Vlad Catrinescu and Trevor Seward 2019

Vlad Catrinescu and Trevor SewardDeploying SharePoint 2019https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4526-2_13

13. Creating Web Applications and Site Collections

Vlad Catrinescu¹  and Trevor Seward²

(1)

Greenfield Park, QC, Canada

(2)

Sultan, WA, USA

 

In previous chapters, we have learned how to create Service Applications in order to enable additional functionality for our users. In this chapter, we will learn how to create Web Applications and Path-based as well as Host Named Site Collections and how to customize Alternate Access Mappings, create Content Databases for our Site Collections, and enable Fast Site Collection Creation.

SharePoint Web Architecture

When talking about SharePoint sites, we usually talk about three ...