Website hosting
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NOVA FCSH provides dedicated infrastructure for hosting websites belonging to its research units, projects, faculty members, and students. These servers and virtualization platforms are housed in a climate-controlled data center and protected by a backup system.
Website hosting is free of charge and subject to available resources.
For the hosting of scientific databases by NOVA FCSH research units, the Division of IT and Digital Transformation (DITD) provides guidance to research units on various strategic options according to their objectives, including:
- Technological choices and digital preservation options;
- Website and data visibility in search engines and international scientific data networks;
- Options for data interoperability and reuse;
- Best practices for security and resource efficiency.
The Web Hosting Policy for Research Units is available for download on the intranet at https://intranet.fcsh.unl.pt/servicos-de-informatica/alojamento-de-sites.
To request hosting, applicants must follow the steps described in the Website Hosting Procedure and comply with the rules set out in the Regulation, both also available at the same intranet address.
HOSTING OPTIONS
1. Website Hosting on the WordPress “Site Factory” (“Fábrica de Sites”)
This option is recommended for most websites, as it relieves the research unit or project from the responsibility of maintaining and updating the content management software. It also ensures a high standard of security for the hosted site, within a WordPress environment managed by the DITD.
2. Website Hosting on a Shared Virtual Server
This involves hosting a website using a specific technology or CMS requested by the applicant, which is specially installed for that site but hosted on a server shared with other websites.
This hosting option is accepted only after the DITD validates the provided security requirements.
3. Hosting on a Dedicated Virtual Server
In cases of exceptional site complexity, and upon positive assessment by the DITD, this hosting option requires the applicant (research unit) to contribute financially to part of the infrastructure investment.
REQUESTING WEBSITE HOSTING
After reviewing the previously mentioned documents, applicants must submit the form available on the same intranet page:
https://intranet.fcsh.unl.pt/servicos-de-informatica/alojamento-de-sites