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Web NamingServices Options:

Offered by GRIT

Domain Options

Internal Subdomains

  • StandardDomains Domainavailable: grit.ucsb.edu, eri.ucsb.edu, geog.ucsb.edu, msi.ucsb.edu, isber.ucsb.edu
  • Example: mycoolproject.grit.ucsb.edu

Vanity Domains

  • GRITInternal canto internallyUCSB: provideE.g., and manage subdomain names within any of our departmental domainsoceancolor.ucsb.edu
    • grit.ucsb.eduRead the Guidelines
    • eri.ucsb.edu
      • Note:
    • geog.ucsb.edu
      • Approval
    • msi.ucsb.edu
      • may
    • isber.ucsb.edu
      take weeks and is subject to name availability within UCSB.
  • eg:External mycoolproject.grit.ucsb.edu
    • to
UCSB: E.g.,
  • Vanity Domains - Custom domain names for a more personalized feeloceancolor.com
    • WithinNot ucsb.edurecommended -by (ie: oceancolor.ucsb.edu)
      • Read docs at: https://www.it.ucsb.edu/websites/subdomain-guidelines-and-requestsGRIT
      • Request formResearcher is at bottom of that form
      • It takes some time (weeks?) to get approvalresponsible for a domain
          purchase
        • processand may be complicated if the name has any ambiguity or might be confused with another department or entity on campus.
        • Once approved, GRIT can be designated to manage DNS.maintenance.
    • Outside

      Hosting ofPlatforms

      ucsb.edu - purchasing a domain name through a registry - (ie: oceancolor.com) 

      GRIT-Hosted

      • GRITTechnologies recommendsSupported: againstWeb doingApps this(Jekyll, Flask, NodeJS, etc.), Static HTML, PHP
      • TheFeatures: researcher
          is
        • CI/CD entirelypipeline responsiblevia Drone and Dokku
        • Access to GRIT storage
        • GitHub repo for purchasingwebsite and maintaining the domain name.
        • If the domain registry lapses, the researcher is responsible for re-acquiring the domain name.maintenance

    Hosting Options:

    LSCG-Hosted

    • GRITTechnologies hostedSupported: Drupal (9,10)
    • Features:
      • Platforms:UCSB-compliant Drupal,prebuilt Web Apps like Jekyll/Flask/NodeJS/etc, Static HTML, PHP, WordPressthemes
      • Integrations:LSCG CI/CDmanagement pipelineplatform
      • Hourly recharge for buildingdesign web Apps using Drone and Dokku
      • Features:
        • Sites can be configured to access GRIT storage resources
        • Websites maintained using a GIthub Repoteam
    • LSCG hosted

      Pantheon

      • Platforms:Technologies DrupalSupported: (9,10)
        Drupal, WordPress
      • Features:
        • HasUCSB-compliant prebuilt themethemes thatfor compliesDrupal
        • User-provided WordPress themes must comply with UCSB design standards and can be easily customized 
        • LSCG run management platform.
        • LSCG Design Team - recharge at hourly rate

      • External
    • PantheonServices (Not Recommended)

      • Platforms:Examples: Drupal, WordPress
      • Features:
        • Drupal:  Has prebuilt theme that complies with UCSB design standards and can be easily customized 
        • Wordpress: You will have to provide your own theme and comply with UCSB design staandards
        • WebUI tools for management
    • External Service (Wix, Squarespace, Wordpress.com, etc...)
        com
      • GRIT does recommend this except in very specific instances; because:Caveats:
        • vendorVendor lockin - most of these services provide few, limited or no options for migrating data away from their platform. 
        lock-in
      • Requires DNS pointers and extra setup - NOTE: not all external services support external URLs

    Publishing Links& toMaintenance

    the
      Website:
    • DOIs:

    ManyFor publicationsdurable arelinking, now online, making updating linksespecially in a published document more approachable.  Even thoughpublications, it's betterrecommended now that in the past, GRIT recommends that users publishing links onlineto use a Durable Object Identifier (DOI).

    • This is basically a link to a link, allowing the owner to update the link in the future if the linked resource moves or is renamed.

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