How to set up a faculty website

What kind of website do you need?

  1. Static HTML Site - Choose this option if you want to upload .html files to a server and don't need to make changes often

    1. As an iSchool Faculty member, you already have the necessary permissions to login to the static HTML webserver (echo.ischool.utexas.edu) and upload your .html files. Your site will become active when you first login and upload files.

      How to login to the static HTML webserver: echo.ischool.utexas.edu

      Your new faculty Web host can be accessed with your UT EID and password. If you have any trouble accessing the resource, please email help@ischool.utexase.edu.

      • Server Name or Host Name = echo.ischool.utexas.edu
      • Login Name = UT EID
      • Login Passoword = UT EID Password
      • Protocols Supported = SFTP, SSH, SCP [port=22]

      Logging into echo.ischool.utexas.edu requires that you either be located on campus or use the VPN.  Login to the VPN.

      In order to connect to your portfolio account, you'll need to utilize some SSH/SFTP software. Here are examples of tools that will enable you to access echo.ischool.utexas.edu using the server (sometimes called hostname) above (echo.ischool.utexas.edu) and your login credentials (eid and password).


      Your Web Directory

      Within your echo.ischool.utexas.edu home directory (i.e. the location that you will be in once you login), you should see a folder called public_html, and a file called index.html. Index.html is the page that shows when you visit https://echo.ischool.utexas.edu/~youreid.  

        1. Login to your account space on echo using the information provided above (i.e. hostname, your eid, your password, port number).  Example below is using Filezilla

          hostnamelogin userlogin passwordport
          echo.ischool.utexas.eduyour eidyour eid password22





          At this point, your Web-enabled account should be active and your site will be accessible at https://echo.ischool.utexas.edu/~youreid as soon as you upload your Web content to it. 

        2. If you upload additional files to the public_html folder, you may need to change the permissions of each file to 755, so they can be accessed on the web.  To edit permission for the folder and all files in a folder, right click the file and edit permissions to 755. Additionally, apply changes to all files and directories.


  2. Wordpress Site - Choose this option if you want to login to a website to update your site content regularly

    1. The iSchool has had to make a change with how we provision new Wordpress websites.  As they have proliferated and repeatedly been compromised, we are having to take advantage of more centralized UT resources for them.  Moving forward we are trying to only spin up new Wordpress sites on sites.utexas.edu.  Where possible, we are in the process of migrating older Wordpress sites to sites.utexas.edu. If faculty members have a research or teaching need that cannot be met there, we will always do what we can to meet that need.

      Request a new Wordpress site

      1.  Navigate to http://sites.utexas.edu/, and click the link to Request A Site
      2. Sign in with your UT EID and Password
      3. Fill out the form to request your new Wordpress Site
      a. Your desired URL in this form will need to take the form "sites.utexas.edu/XXXX". You may request an iSchool branded email later.
      4. Within one business day, you should receive an email letting you know your new Wordpress Site is up and running. It will include login instructions.

      Can I Get an xxxx.ischool.utexas.edu address for my Wordpress site?

      -  Yes, after your new Wordpress site is up and running, email help@iSchool.utexas.edu with both the current address and the desired new address.
      -  The iSchool IT team will set up a reverse proxy, so your Wordpress site can be accessed at both web addresses.