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There are a few options available for web hosting.  
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There are a few rules which govern what you can put in your website on VT hosting services:
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# You must comply with the [http://www.policies.vt.edu/acceptableuse.php VT Acceptable Use Policy]
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# You may ''not'' run a business of any kind.  This means you can not sell anything using VT web services.
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# You may ''not'' put questionable / objectionable things up (e.g., pornography)
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# You may ''not'' violate copyrights.  No file sharing through VT web services.
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==Faculty Personal Sites==
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You can request a personal site on VT Hosting or ECE Hosting.
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VT Hosting URL's can be one of the following
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# www.faculty.ece.vt.edu/NAME
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# www.ece.vt.edu/NAME (redirects to www.faculty.ece.vt.edu/NAME
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# www.NAME.ece.vt.edu
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ECE Hosting URL's can be one of the following
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# filebox.ece.vt.edu/~NAME
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# www.NAME.ece.vt.edu
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We generally recommend VT hosting. Please create a [https://helpdesk.ece.vt.edu ticket] and provide the desired domain name and hosting option for more information.
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==ECE Course site==
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ECE courses can be hosted by either VT Hosting or ECE Hosting
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We generally recommend VT hosting. Please create a [https://helpdesk.ece.vt.edu ticket] and provide the desired domain name and hosting option for more information.
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VT Hosting URL
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www.courses.ece.vt.edu/ece####
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ECE Hosting URL
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filebox.ece.vt.edu/~ece###
  
 
==VT Hosting==
 
==VT Hosting==
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We generally recommend VT Hosting for your web hosting needs. They support standard html/php/mysql websites, with the ability to give granular (page or folder specific) permissions to any VT PID, and have a dedicated team in case of problems.
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We generally recommend VT Hosting for your website. They support standard html/php/mysql websites, with the ability to give granular (file or folder specific) permissions to any VT PID, and have a dedicated team in case of problems.
  
 
More information can be found here: https://computing.vt.edu/content/quick-start-web-hosting-service
 
More information can be found here: https://computing.vt.edu/content/quick-start-web-hosting-service
  
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To request an ECE domain name for VT Hosting, create a [https://helpdesk.ece.vt.edu ticket] and provide the desired domain name (something.ece.vt.edu)
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To request an ECE domain name for your group on VT Hosting, create a [https://helpdesk.ece.vt.edu ticket] and provide the desired ECE domain name (www.XYZ.ece.vt.edu)
  
 
==ECE Hosting==
 
==ECE Hosting==
  
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We also provide the ability to host your individual or research group webpages on our web server, and also support html/php/mysql websites.  
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We also provide the ability to host your individual or research group webpages on our web server, and we also support html/php/mysql websites.  
  
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If you have an [https://computing.ece.vt.edu/accounts ECE account], you will find a directory called "public_html" in your [[Using_the_CVL home directory]]. Any html or php pages you put in this directory will be available publicly on the internet as:
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If you have an [https://computing.ece.vt.edu/accounts ECE account], you will find a directory called "public_html" in your [https://computing.ece.vt.edu/wiki/Using_the_CVL home directory]. Any html or php pages you put in this directory will be available publicly on the internet as:
  
 
  <nowiki>https://filebox.ece.vt.edu/~<eceAccount></nowiki>
 
  <nowiki>https://filebox.ece.vt.edu/~<eceAccount></nowiki>
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If you require a unique domain name for your website instead, please submit a [https://helpdesk.ece.vt.edu ticket]. Domain names can be anything.ece.vt.edu. We will point the domain name to your ECE account public_html folder.  
 
If you require a unique domain name for your website instead, please submit a [https://helpdesk.ece.vt.edu ticket]. Domain names can be anything.ece.vt.edu. We will point the domain name to your ECE account public_html folder.  
  
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There are a few rule which govern what you can put in your website:
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==DIY==
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# You must comply with the [http://www.policies.vt.edu/acceptableuse.php VT Acceptable Use Policy]
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# You may ''not'' run a business of any kind.  This means, you can not sell things using VT's provided web service.
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# You may ''not'' put questionable / objectionable things up.  No pornography.
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# You may ''not'' violate copyrights.  No file sharing through VT's provided web service.
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If you want to run your own web server, we can also point a DNS entry (www.XYZ.ece.vt.edu) to the static address of your server. More information on requesting a static address can be found here: [[Network_Addresses]]
 
==Related Articles==
 
==Related Articles==
  
 
* How to [[password lock a web page]]
 
* How to [[password lock a web page]]

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There are a few rules which govern what you can put in your website on VT hosting services:

  1. You must comply with the VT Acceptable Use Policy
  2. You may not run a business of any kind. This means you can not sell anything using VT web services.
  3. You may not put questionable / objectionable things up (e.g., pornography)
  4. You may not violate copyrights. No file sharing through VT web services.

Contents

[edit] Faculty Personal Sites

You can request a personal site on VT Hosting or ECE Hosting.

VT Hosting URL's can be one of the following

  1. www.faculty.ece.vt.edu/NAME
  2. www.ece.vt.edu/NAME (redirects to www.faculty.ece.vt.edu/NAME
  3. www.NAME.ece.vt.edu

ECE Hosting URL's can be one of the following

  1. filebox.ece.vt.edu/~NAME
  2. www.NAME.ece.vt.edu

We generally recommend VT hosting. Please create a ticket and provide the desired domain name and hosting option for more information.

[edit] ECE Course site

ECE courses can be hosted by either VT Hosting or ECE Hosting

We generally recommend VT hosting. Please create a ticket and provide the desired domain name and hosting option for more information.


VT Hosting URL www.courses.ece.vt.edu/ece####

ECE Hosting URL filebox.ece.vt.edu/~ece###

[edit] VT Hosting

We generally recommend VT Hosting for your website. They support standard html/php/mysql websites, with the ability to give granular (file or folder specific) permissions to any VT PID, and have a dedicated team in case of problems.

More information can be found here: https://computing.vt.edu/content/quick-start-web-hosting-service

To request an ECE domain name for your group on VT Hosting, create a ticket and provide the desired ECE domain name (www.XYZ.ece.vt.edu)

[edit] ECE Hosting

We also provide the ability to host your individual or research group webpages on our web server, and we also support html/php/mysql websites.

If you have an ECE account, you will find a directory called "public_html" in your home directory. Any html or php pages you put in this directory will be available publicly on the internet as: 

https://filebox.ece.vt.edu/~<eceAccount>

OR 

https://computing.ece.vt.edu/~<eceAccount>

where <eceAccount> is your ECE account name.

  • Note: this is the tilda character "~" followed by your account name without the "< >" characters.

If you require a unique domain name for your website instead, please submit a ticket. Domain names can be anything.ece.vt.edu. We will point the domain name to your ECE account public_html folder.

[edit] DIY

If you want to run your own web server, we can also point a DNS entry (www.XYZ.ece.vt.edu) to the static address of your server. More information on requesting a static address can be found here: Network_Addresses

[edit] Related Articles

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