How do I host a public website using Files?
SolutionThe new Files service, located at https://files.nyu.edu, can be used to host public websites through a feature called "Public Sharing".
In order to activate your Files account for Public Sharing:
- Log into NYUHome
- In the Files tab, go to the "Files 2.0" channel
- Click "Activate your public folder now"
After you confirm that you have read and agreed to the Files Terms of Use, a folder named "Public" will be created within your Files home directory. Any file you place inside this folder will be available to anyone with a link to the file, and anything that you move out of this folder will cease to be publicly available. The folder automatically contains a file called "index.html", which you may replace with your own HTML page.
The URL for accessing your new website will be:
https://files.nyu.edu/YOUR NETID/public/
Please note that Files supports only HTML and Javascript, and does not support dynamic, server-side technologies such as PHP, Perl, JSP, and ASP.
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