Duke

All Duke University faculty, students, and staff may have an AFS account that includes personal Web space. Each account is allotted 5 GB (separate from the 250 MB allotted for email).

When you use your personal Web space to host your site, the URL is www.duke.edu/~NetID. For example, Sally Marie Smith's URL might be: http://www.duke.edu/~smsmith.

1. Name your home page index.html.
2. Use your NetID and password to log into WebFiles. You'll be connected to your home directory.
3. Click the Shared Spaces tab.
4. Under Your Personal Web Space, click Upload to public_html.
5. Navigate to the desired file.
6. To view your Web site, visit http://www.duke.edu/~NetID. (Replace NetID with your NetID).

Alternatively, you may use a secure FTP (SFTP) client or the AFS client to publish your site. If you use an SFTP client, connect to the host login.oit.duke.edu. The complete directory path to your home directory is /afs/acpub.duke.edu/users/x/y/netid/public_html, where x is the first letter of your NetID and y is the second letter.

For information on using FileZilla, a free SFTP client, visit this documentation. Directions for accessing your personal space are included on the page and can be done by clicking on the folder.

Your organization or department must be recognized by Duke Student Government (DSG), the Graduate and Professional Student Council (GPSC), or sponsored by an official Duke body. If yours is a student organization not registered with DSG or GPSC, please provide the name of a faculty member or adminstrator who can verify the nature and status of your organization.

The head, chair, president (or equivalent) for the organization/department, or the person who can appoint someone responsible for managing the site should submit the request. Contact the OIT Service Desk via e-mail. Include the following information:

• State whether your organization or department is recognized by DSG, GPSC, or another official Duke body.
• Provide two proposed Web page names – your first and second choices. The names should contain one word in lower case that will become part of the URL. This name should be more than three characters in length and less than thirteen. For example, the Duke Orchestra's URL is: www.duke.edu/web/orchestra/. If possible, we will create the Web URL exactly as requested.
• State the purpose of the proposed page: academic, research, professional, campus-oriented, recreational, etc.
• Include a description of the organization or department sponsoring the proposed page.
• Provide the full name and Duke NetID of the person who will maintain the site.

The URL will be http://www.duke.edu/web/(requested name). Note that /web must be part of the URL.

All group Web sites are initially allotted 5 MB of space. If your group needs more, Contact the OIT Service Desk via e-mail. Include the following information:

• State whether your organization or department is recognized by DSG, GPSC, or another official Duke body.
• State the purpose of the proposed page: academic, research, professional, campus-oriented, recreational, etc.
• Include a description of the organization or department sponsoring the proposed page.
• Provide the full name and Duke NetID of the person who will maintain the site.
• Indicate the amount of space you would like and provide justification.

1. Name your home page index.html.
2. Use your NetID and password to log into WebFiles. You'll be connected to your home directory.
3. Click the Shared Spaces tab.
4. Under Departmental and Organizational Web Spaces, click the Upload to (requested name) button.
5. Navigate to the desired file.
6. To view your Web site, visit http://www.duke.edu/web/(requested name)

Alternatively, you may use a secure FTP (SFTP) client or the AFS client to publish your site. If you use an SFTP client, connect to the host login.oit.duke.edu. The complete directory path to your group Web space directory is  /afs/acpub/project/web/(requested name).

For information on using FileZilla, a free SFTP client, visit this documentation. Please note that you will need to manually enter the above directory path in the line to the left of "Remote site" to get to the correct directory.

Rights to your Web directory are based on the NetID and password of the individual you designate as the manager of the site. Only this individual has access to the site.

• Graphics can greatly enhance the attractiveness of your pages. If you use them, be aware that some browsers don't display graphics at all. View your pages in several browsers to see what they look like.
• Using a few good graphics and effects is more effective than using too many. Large graphics can take a long time to download if a user has a slow connection.
• Put your most important or most requested information on your home page. You don't want visitors to your site to have to click through links to find the information they're looking for.
• Use a template to give your site a consistent look.
• Put contact information (email address, telephone, etc.) at the bottom of each of your pages.

Yes. OIT offers free Web publishing training.