Webhosting – Website beantragen

There are certain requirements to fulfill if you would like to host a website with us, and some preparatory work will have to be done. These preparatory actions usually take a few days to complete, but in some cases may also take up to several weeks. This page gives step-by-step instruction.

 

Please note

We will sometimes send e-mails concerning your website and/or our hosting environment to the owner of the website's functional account. Please make sure to read these e-mails as they contain important information.

Prerequisites

There are two prerequisites for a website: a functional account and a domain name. These have to be organised by you in advance. The Webhosting Team can only give information. This can be worked on in parallel. We have sub-pages with details for each prerequisite.

  1. You need a functional account. It serves as proof of your permission to receive a website in our hosting environment.
  2. A website needs a domain name. Usually, institutions outside the LRZ will have to be involved for this (e.g. your university or research institute) to approve your desired website name(s). It may take several days or weeks until all parties involved have agreed on the future website's name(s).

The special case when a site should be reworked or migrated is treated on a seperate page. 

Requesting the website

  1. Request your website via the (blauer Stern) Servicedesk using the authenticated variant and state answers to the following:
    1. Functional account to be used with your website
    2. DNS name for your website
    3. DNS aliases (optional)
    4. Your organisation (TUM, LMU, or other)
    5. Do you need a MySQL database?
    6. New projects might benefit from a higher PHP version than the standard: please specify. 
  2. The LRZ web hosting team will review your request and create your website if everything looks okay (usually within one to two business days). An automatic installation mail will be send.
  3. Another  message will be send via the servicedesk, usually with information on DNS name entries in the server certificate.
  4. You will receive an email about your website's creation and may then proceed to create your website content. See Access options to learn how to do this.

Keep your website safe and secure!

  • LRZ only acts as a website hoster, meaning that you as the functional account's owner are fully responsible for creating and maintaining your website contents. (We do, however, keep backups of the files on the filesystem. Continue reading for more information.)
  • If you install a PHP-based web application like Wordpress, we urge you to make regular updates and to install recent security patches in order to keep your website secure.
  • In the event of a security incident (e.g. an attack or copyright infringement), LRZ reserves the right to proactively deactivate your website. We will of course inform you of the problem so that you may take remedial action.