====== How do I... Set up or Update my Website / CV ? ======

===== Who to contact =====

If this is your first time setting up a website or publishing your CV, please start by contacting our Communications office to let them know your intention. Our Computing Services Helpdesk office can assist you with connecting to the server to upload files to your private website.

  * **Contacting the Communications Office** (for all website related questions)
    * [[http://communications.socsci.uci.edu|communications.socsci.uci.edu]]
    * Heather Ashbach: [[hashbach@uci.edu|hashbach@uci.edu]] (949) 824-1577
    * Luis Fonseca: [[lfonseca@uci.edu|lfonseca@uci.edu]] (949) 824-6315

  * **Contacting our Helpdesk** (for password and account assistance)
    * email: [[helpdesk@socsci.uci.edu|helpdesk@socsci.uci.edu]]
    * phone: (949) 824-1536
    * office location: Social Science Plaza B, room 1288, the first floor suite.

==== Changing your Contact Info and Website Profile ====
To change the contact info (room, phone, etc.) or profile details which appear on the School's main web site in the [[http://www.socsci.uci.edu/people/main.php|People section]], [[http://www.socsci.uci.edu/people/index.php|Entire directory]], or [[http://www.socsci.uci.edu/contact/grads.php|Grad student directory]], contact the Communications office listed above.

To change your UCINetID information listed in the [[http://directory.uci.edu/|UCI Campus Directory]], go there and then click on [[http://directory.uci.edu/index.php?action=update_directory|How to Update Directory Listings]]. Questions or problems with this can also be directed toward the Communications office.

===== Your Personal Website =====

Your personal website URL is

  * ''%%https://sites.socsci.uci.edu/~USERNAME%%''

You can use the above URL and our server space to host your own website or simply to host files that you can link to. If you want to have a website at that URL, then you will have to create and upload your own index.html and supporting files (images, CSS, etc). See instructions below for connecting to our server. Uploaded files go in your "public_html" folder.

  * **//Please note that we do not provide assistance with creating a website.//**

==== Sites@UCI - an alternate hosting option ====

If you want a website, but do not want to create it from scratch, we recommend using the Sites@UCI service provided by OIT.

  * [[http://sites.uci.edu|sites.uci.edu]]


==== Hosting your Curriculum Vitae ====
The most common use of a website like this is to host your CV. If you have a CV, a link to it can be setup in the [[http://www.socsci.uci.edu/people/|School's Directory]]. When the CV is hosted and linked to correctly, you should notice an icon like this, {{howto:cv_icon.png}}, next to your name in the Directory.

To do this, you will have to upload your CV as a file named "cv.pdf" (lowercase) to your public_html directory (not inside any sub-folders). Then contact the Communications office to setup the link to the "cv.pdf" file on the Directory.

If you already have your CV linked on the Directory, then you can update your CV by simply overwriting it when you upload a new "cv.pdf" file.

If you no longer wish to have your CV show up in online search results, then you should delete the cv.pdf file and inform the Communication office to remove the link from the School's Directory.


==== File Upload Connection Instructions ====

Files can be uploaded to the server using an SFTP program. The following are some examples of SFTP client programs:

  - [[https://winscp.net/eng/download.php|WinSCP]] if you are using a Windows PC.
  - [[https://cyberduck.io/download/|CyberDuck]] if you are using Mac.

Then use these details to login:

^ Server host name  | ''nexus.socsci.uci.edu''  |
^ Protocol  | SFTP  |
^ Port  | 22  |
^ Username  | same as your UCInetID  |
^ Password  | your SS2K account password  |

=== Upload files to your public_html folder ===
When you connect, you will see the contents of your home directory listed. One of the folders should be called "public_html". This is where you need to upload files for them to show up on your personal website.

==== Changing your Password ====

  * [[howto:change_my_ss2k_password|Change your SS2K account password]]