Get Started with Community Web Hosting
- Cassandra Rinker
Community Web is a public web hosting service for WVU students, faculty, and staff. View the Community Web Hosting FAQ for information about website eligibility and policies.
Before you create your Community website, you will need the following:
An active Login
A Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) software (we recommend FileZilla)
A source code editing software, such as Adobe Dreamweaver or Notepad++
Note: The server for your Community website will be community.wvu.edu and the address will be community.wvu.edu/~USERNAME/.
How do I get started with FileZilla?
Go to filezilla-project.org and click Download FileZilla Client. FileZilla is a free open source FTP and SFTP software that is available for Windows, OS X, and Linux.
Set up FileZilla.
Note: The following screenshots were taken on a Windows system, but these steps should be the same on OS X and Linux systems.
Click File and then Site Manager.
Click New Site.
If desired, click on "New site" to change the name of the site. If you have multiple websites, this may help you distinguish between them.
Add the following information. Then click OK.
Host: http://community.wvu.edu
Port: 22
Protocol: SFTP - SSH File Transfer Protocol
Logon Type: Ask for password
User: Your Login username
Click the down arrow on the button below File (this is the "Open the Site Manager" button) and select your new site.
When prompted, enter your Login password.
Click the checkbox for "Remember password until FileZilla is closed."
Click OK.
You will receive an "Unknown host key" warning. Click the checkbox for "Always trust this host, add this key to the cache." Then click OK. You won't be asked to do this step again.
Enter the "www" directory by double-clicking on the "www" folder.
To upload a new file, navigate to the file you wish to upload, right-click on the file, and then select Upload.
For additional assistance with FileZilla, view the FileZilla Documentation Wiki.