{"id":342,"date":"2018-04-03T20:39:10","date_gmt":"2018-04-03T20:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/humspace.ucla.edu\/support\/uncategorized\/what-can-you-do-with-your-account\/"},"modified":"2018-05-16T22:58:14","modified_gmt":"2018-05-16T22:58:14","slug":"what-can-you-do-with-your-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/humspace.ucla.edu\/support\/uncategorized\/what-can-you-do-with-your-account\/","title":{"rendered":"What Can You Do with Your Account?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Your ability to do things on HumSpace is dictated to a large degree by the limits of your imagination. That said, there are some technical requirements and limitations that you\u00a0should be aware of and might want to review.<\/p>\n

To spark your imagination, here are some ideas that might help you get started:<\/p>\n

Install a Web Application in Your Space<\/h3>\n

HumSpace makes it very simple to install certain Web applications in your Web space.\u00a0Web applications\u00a0are just special software that run on a web server. Usually, they allow you to build and manage a website. The kind of site you can build depends on the type of application you install. Here are some examples of applications that you can easily install within the humspace.ucla.edu web hosting interface:<\/p>\n

\"WordPressWordPress<\/strong>: WordPress is a blogging application.\u00a0While it allows you to quickly and easily set up a blog, it also comes with a set of features that really make it possible to set up any kind of basic Web site without much difficulty. We have\u00a0resources available that are focused on installing and using WordPress<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Organize Your Site with Subdomains and Folders<\/h3>\n

Through this project, you’ve received a domain name that you can actually subdivide and organize anyway you like. One easy way to organize your domain is to\u00a0create subdomains<\/a>, in which you can then install other applications. In addition, you can just set up subfolders for your site (which can also have their own applications installed in them). Here’s an example of how you might organize your site (using the subdomain vs. the subfolder approach)<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Subdomain Approach<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\nSubfolder Approach<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
yourdomain.com (“root”)<\/td>\nInstall WordPress as your “main site”<\/td>\nyourdomain.com (“root”)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
course1.yourdomain.com<\/td>\nInstall a second WordPress instance for a course you’re taking<\/td>\nyourdomain.com\/course1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
photos.yourdomain.com<\/td>\nInstall ZenPhoto for a public photo gallery of your photos<\/td>\nyourdomain.com\/photos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
docs.yourdomain.com<\/td>\nInstall MediaWiki for a club you belong to that wants to collaboratively edit its bylaws<\/td>\nyourdomain.com\/docs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
files.yourdomain.com<\/td>\nInstall OwnCloud so you can access your files on your laptop and at work<\/td>\nyourdomain.com\/files<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

This is just an example<\/em> of a way to organize your site and then use different sections to do different things. There is no one solution to this challenge, and what you do should be driven by what makes sense to you. To start, you may just want to install one thing at the “root” of your domain, and then let the rest evolve as you get to know more about what’s possible.<\/p>\n

Map Your Domain (or a Subdomain)<\/h3>\n

If you already have a digital presence that you’d like to pull into your Haverford Sites space,\u00a0domain mapping<\/a>\u00a0is an option you may wish to explore. This allows you to assign your domain (or a subdomain) to another service. Some services that work with domain mapping are:<\/p>\n