Do It Yourself Website Hosting Checklist

Questions? Get IT help

If you prefer not to use Web Services Managed Hosting, you can set up a web server either outside the UCSF network or at UCSF. It's quite a complex process.

  1. Do you need a consultation? (IT Consultation Request)
  2. Do you need a server? (Use either our Enterprise Cloud Services or UCSF Data Center)
  3. Do you need assistance setting up server? (Contact UCSF Data Center)
  4. Do you need assistance with on going patching? (Contact UCSF Data Center)
  5. Does your site meet UCSF security standards?
  6. Does your site meet UCSF privacy standards?
  7. Does your site meet UCSF accessibility standards?

  8. Does your site meet UCSF design standards?
  9. Make a Domain Name Request (Domain Name Service (DNS) Request)
  10. 
Make a TLS Certificate Request Request. You will need a to generate a .crt file on your server. (If you cannot do that contact your server administrator).
  11. Do you need to make this site available outside of UCSF? (Firewall and VPN Request)
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