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After your website is approved

Once you've submitted your website for review and you've received approval, use the information here for your next steps.

Step 1: Hosting

You'll need to decide where your website is hosted. IU has free hosting options that you can request. If you are using a departmental or non-IU server, skip this step.

  • Request a group account

    If you're planning to use Sitehost for your hosting, request a group account before requesting your Sitehost account. Your account will need to be fully ready before you can request your Sitehost account. Request hosting on Sitehost Your initial request will enable Sitehost test only. Moving to production is a future step. You'll need your ServiceNow ticket number from your website approval when submitting your request

  • Request hosting on Sitehost

    Your initial request will enable Sitehost test only. Moving to production is a future step. You'll need your ServiceNow ticket number from your website approval when submitting your request

  • Request hosting on Windows Hosting Environment

    This is where you can also request a virtual URL. Your initial request will enable publishing to test only. Moving to production is a future step. You'll need your ServiceNow ticket number from your website approval when submitting your request

Step 2: Web Framework site copy (optional)

Most public-facing IU websites use the Web Framework, which leverages the university's enterprise web content management system (WCMS). It contains all the bulding blocks you need to create your website.

Step 3: Once your site is built and published to test

Before your website can go live, there are additional steps you need to take.

Step 4: Website URL

If you don't already have one, you'll also need to request the URL your website will use. Anything on an IU domain is managed through the university and can be requested for free.

Step 5: Enabling production

The hosting for your site only has test enabled until you complete the steps above. Once they're done, you'll need to request that your site gets enabled on production.