Schools and departments receive one free shared web server. Storage is limited to 200 GB.
Shared web hosting for individuals and other groups is free up to 10 GB.
Additional web hosting services are available via our Virtual Server Hosting service for a fee.
All shared web servers run on Microsoft IIS or WordPress on Linux. We don’t throttle resources (CPU, bandwidth), but we do monitor to ensure that our shared servers are performing optimally. If a site is found to adversely affect other sites, we will require it be moved to a dedicated virtual server.
To access your web files, we recommend you use FileZilla FTP client. You can also edit your site from a network drive share.
Your personal web site URL is dependent upon your UMKC username, using this format:
http://<first letter of username>.web.umkc.edu/<full username>
For example, if your username is xyz123, your website URL willl be:
http://x.web.umkc.edu/xyz123
When configuring FTP, the host server name will be: <first letter>.web.umkc.edu
Example: z.web.umkc.edu
To access your site, do the following:Other access methods:
If you require support with an existing service, would like to request a new service, or wish to report an outage, please contact the IS Technology Support Center by email at techsupportcenter@umkc.edu.
