Publishing your website to the world wide web
Girl Develop It is here to provide affordable and accessible programs to learn software through mentorship and hands-on instruction.
Some "rules"
Tell us about yourself.
Step 1: Purchase a domain
Step 2: Set up your website hosting
Step 3: Set the nameservers (DNS)
Step 4: Publish your website (FTP)
By the end of this workshop, you will:
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"I'm not telling you it's going to be easy - I'm telling you it's going to be worth it."
― Art Williams
Your address on the world wide web
"Should I buy privacy services for my domain?"
Where are your LOCAL files? On your computer |
Where are your REMOTE files? On the server at your hosting plan. |
Your hosting and domain name may not come from the same company. The nameservers link your domain to your hosting.
ns1.gdiminneapolis.com
ns2.gdiminneapolis.com
How does your site visitor find your website files?
What file does the server look for when the user enters:
MyCoolWebsite.com/start
?
MyCoolWebsite.com/start/index.html
What ideas for next steps do you have?
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Class name is "Ship It"
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