I’m writing this post because I’ve noticed there’s not clear documentation about how to configure Sharepoint correctly for development. I’m in a project where I have to develop a Sharepoint App and I’d like to share (and document) how to configure a brand-new Sharepoint that supports debugging of new apps from Visual Studio. I’m not going to go deep into Sharepoint Technology this time, but if you’re interested, take a look at this link . The goal: Configure a brand new Sharepoint 2013 server installation to be able to debug apps made in Visual Studio 2015. What I have so far: A brand new Sharepoint 2013, installed on Windows Server 2012 R2, running as a VMWare machine. I already ran the wizard and the management site was created at port 40000. And I’ve also created a Web Application at port 80 and a site collection there. A small Visual Studio app that I want to debug in Sharepoint (to know how to make one, refer to this link . When I try to run the VS app...