Personal web space
Everyone with an IT Services account can create their own web area.
Once you've registered, you can create web pages. These will be available at www-users.york.ac.uk/~yourusername with ‘yourusername’ being your IT Services username (for example abc123).
Key features
- Your personal web space is yours to create and edit as you choose. The content can be related to your work, studies, interests, society etc, as long as it adheres to Regulation 11: Using University Information.
- Create static web pages using HTML, CSS and Javascript.
- Any files stored in your personal web space count towards your filestore quota.
Access instructions
Register for a personal web space
Once you have registered for a personal web space, you will be able to access your web folder from your filestore.
The folder will be called ‘web’. On Windows, the folder will be in your M: drive and on Linux it will be in your home directory.
For other devices, you will need to connect to your York filestore:
Available to staff and students
You can use this service on University-managed devices or personal devices that are connected to your University filestore.
Managed within your filestore
You can connect to your filestore on Windows, Mac and Linux.
Funded by the University
There isn’t a cost to you for standard use.
Additional information
The information provided on your pages is considered to be unofficial, and should not normally be linked to from official University of York pages.
If you wish to create web pages for an official University body, contact the Communications team at communications-support
Access instructions
Register for a personal web space
Once you have registered for a personal web space, you will be able to access your web folder from your filestore.
The folder will be called ‘web’. On Windows, the folder will be in your M: drive and on Linux it will be in your home directory.
For other devices, you will need to connect to your York filestore:
Guides and help
How-to guides and set up
Search all our guides and help
Training and best practice
For coding:
- Coding Practical Guide: HTML and CSS
- Codecademy (codecademy.com)
- W3schools (w3schools.com)
Contact for support
If you're experiencing technical issues and need advice, please contact IT Services.
Service commitments
When you publish content on your web space, you are responsible for:
- the content hosted on your personal web space, including ensuring it is in line with the IT Services Acceptable Use Policy.
- ensuring you have sufficient knowledge to create and maintain HTML content.
The following policies apply to all IT services provided by the University.
Availability
- This is a live service, available 24/7.
- Check the status of this service and any planned maintenance.
Support
- This service is managed by IT Services.
- We are responsible for monitoring, identifying and fixing faults.
- Support is available during our opening hours.
Standards
- Our service performance and standards have been produced in consultation with our customers. We regularly monitor the delivery, performance and availability of facilities and services.
We appreciate feedback as it helps us review and continually improve our service.
Page last reviewed: 9 September 2024