ERROR (message: Cannot find the requested collection item.) IIS Docker

Question

An error occurred while starting the docker container created below.

FROM microsoft/iis

RUN mkdir C:\site

RUN powershell -NoProfile -Command \
    Import-module IISAdministration; \
    New-IISSite -Name "Site" -PhysicalPath C:\site -BindingInformation "*:8080:"

Add dist\ C:\site 

ENV COMPOSE_CONVERT_WINDOWS_PATHS = 1

EXPOSE 80

Then:

docker run -p 4000:80 app-temp1

ERROR ( message:Cannot find requested collection element. ) Applied configuration changes to section "system.applicationHost/applicationPools" for "MACHINE/WEBROOT/APPHOST" at configuration commit path "MACHINE/WEBROOT/APPHOST"

Answer 1

According to this post, this is by design: https://github.com/Microsoft/aspnet-docker/issues/35

On IIS docker, you can only use AppPool by default.