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Create Your Own UM Web Page
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The instructions for building a personal and group
home page are very similar. Both are detailed here with
special instructions noted when necessary.
Many skills regarding the below technologies are
covered by ITCS Workshops. Various topics are
available and cover topics such as HTML authoring
fundamentals, internet and web basics, graphics and
database management.
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Before you begin, you will need:
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A uniqname and password
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Access to the ITCS Login Service
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An IFS home or group directory
To obtain an IFS group directory, contact
the ITCS Accounts Office at 764-8000 and tell them
you want an IFS group directory. You will need to
fill out an
application form then the directory will be
created and a directory name assigned to your
group. After you receive confirmation from the
accounts office that the directory has been
created, proceed to the next step.
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Create your web space directory:
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Either...
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Visit the make
webspace tool. This will create the
necessary directories and permissions for web
publishing as needed. It will also create an
example web page to help you get started.
- Log into the ITCS login server: login.itd.umich.edu
using an ssh client (FTP clients and web browsers will
not work for this step) and execute the
"~umweb/bin/make-webspace" command.
Note: If you are working with a group space,
you may move to your group's directory by typing:
cd ~groupname
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Build your webpage:
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A primer on HTML, the
language you will use to write your home page, and a
number of HTML composition
tools are available.
If you need help with UNIX text editors, refer to ITCS's
QuickNotes Using the Unix Text
Editor vi and Using the Unix Text Editor Pico.
There is also a tutorial on vi available on the ITCS
Login servers. To use the tutorial, log in to the ITCS
Login servers and type:
vilearn
The default file that is read when viewing your
webpage is called:
index.html
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Publish your webpage:
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If you have been using a UNIX text editor and have been
working inside your webspace, your work should be ready
for viewing.
Otherwise, you may need to connect to the file
servers via the Secure File Transfer Protocol and upload your files.
The following table gives you the pieces of information that
all web editors and sftp clients will require; you will need to
consult your documentation for instructions specific to the
tool you are using.
Server Name: |
sftp.itd.umich.edu |
Login: |
your uniqname |
Password: |
your kerberos password |
Directory: |
~/Public/html
or
~groupname/Public/html
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View your webpage:
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Using a web browser, visit the appropriate URL:
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~youruniqname/
http://www.umich.edu/~groupname/
If you have just created an IFS home or group
directory, it may take 24 hours for your home page to
show up on the Web servers.
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Special Services:
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If your web page is for an official UM school, college,
department, or organization, you may be able to get
your own URL in a form similar to:
http://www.schoolname.umich.edu/
http://www.department.schoolname.umich.edu/
http://www.groupname.org/
If this is interesting to you, read more about our web
Hosting service. Creation ( and web hosting ) of
these domain names must meet the rules in SPG sections
601.15 and 601.15-1. We are not able to make
exceptions to this University-wide policy.
FAQ:
How do I create my own homepage?
How do I work with AFS ACLS?
Can I run CGI scripts in my home directory?
Can I use Frontpage extensions?
How
do I improve my Google search results ranking?
Can I get a personal umich.edu domain name?
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