Web And Homepage
isginf manages a highly available
webserver used for
personal home pages and
websites of the department.
Personal Home Page
Every member of the Department of Computer Science is entitled to a
personal home pages. The URL of your personal home page is
http://people.inf.ethz.ch/user
where
user is replaced with your
nethz user name.
Access
To edit your personal home page in a linux shell environment you can log in (via SSH) to the host
web-login.inf.ethz.ch using your
nethz login and
mail service password. The directory
public_html in the home directory is the directory shown under
http://people.inf.ethz.ch/user. The index file name is either
index.htm or
index.php.
The home directory can also be accessed via CIFS/SMB at
\\fs.www.inf.ethz.ch\user (more information
here). For publishing using publishing software we recommend to use
SFTP to
user@web-login.inf.ethz.ch:/home/user/public_html to upload your content.
Features and Limitations
You can use PHP5 and external databases.
CGI and
SSI scripts are disabled.
You are limited to
1GB of storage for all the files in your web home directory.
Usage
You may put up any content that is not in conflict with the
BOT on your personal home page.
We recommend that you put papers and important information related to your research on the website of the group or institute. Your personal home page will eventually be deleted while websites will typically last significantly longer.
Backup
The data is backed up daily. If you have lost files you can restore them from the
snapshots. On
web-login.inf.ethz.ch they can be accessed at
/restore/user/. The snapshots can also be accessed via the SMB share
\\restore.www.inf.ethz.ch\user (more information
here).
Lifetime
Your personal home page is automatically created when you start working at the D-INFK.
Your personal home page is automatically deleted when your
nethz account or its
mail service expires.
It is important that you keep reading mail going to your
@inf.ethz.ch address after you leave. You will be informed one month before your
nethz account expires and need to contact
your IT Coordinator or isginf if you want to keep your
nethz account and your personal home page.
Websites
Dedicated websites are available for research groups or projects. Contact
isginf to order one.
External Domains
Domains other than
inf.ethz.ch or
ethz.ch can be used. The hosting of the DNS entry at an external provider must then be organized by the website owner.
Lifetime
The lifetime of a website is currently not limited as long as it has an owner located at the
D-INFK. Websites are associated with a group. If the group is dissolved, e.g. because its professor leaves ETH Zurich, a new owner must be found.
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