Windows Upload to webspace.uchicago.edu


Set Up a Connection to webspace.uchicago.edu

You must use some type of file transfer utility to upload or download files to your website. This step-by-step tutorial assumes you are using the WinSCP SFTP client. Don't have WinSCP? It is freely available for download at WinSCP.net.

Get connected to cvpn.uchicago.edu

Access to webspace.uchicago.edu now requires you to first connect to cVPN.

Get Connected to webspace.uchicago.edu

To create a connection for webspace.uchicago.edu, follow these instructions:

  1. Start WinSCP.
  2. Click New. Fill in the following information:
    • Host Name: webspace.uchicago.edu
    • Port: 22
    • User Name: your CNetID
    • Password: Leave blank
    • Private key file: Leave blank
    • Protocol: SFTP (allow SCP fallback)
  3. Select Save.
  4. When asked to "Save Session," name it webspace.uchicago.edu for future use.
  5. Select Close.
  6. If this is the first time you have connected to webspace.uchicago.edu, you will be presented with a message: "The server's host key...etc."
  7. You will be asked the following: "Continue connecting and add host key to the cache?"
  8. Select Yes.

Upload Content to webspace.uchicago.edu

  1. Open the WinSCP client.
  2. Select webspace.uchicago.edu, then select Login.
    Note: you will be prompted for your password. 
  3. If this is the first time you have connected to webspace.uchicago.edu, you will be presented with a message: "The server's host key...etc."
  4. You will be asked the following: "Continue connecting and add host key to the cache?"
  5. Select Yes.
  6. Double-click on the folder named public_html (for home.uchicago.edu legacy sites) or <vhost>, where <vhost> is the shortened name of your website.
  7. To copy the content to your webspace.uchicago.edu webspace, simply left-click on a file on the left side panel and drag it to the right panel.

    Note: Please avoid spaces and punctuation other than (. - _) in filenames.

  8. To test the file that was just uploaded, open up a web browser and go to: home.uchicago.edu/~cnetid/filename (for legacy sites) or vhost.uchicago.edu/filename, where <vhost> is the shortened name of your website. Note: The filename is case-sensitive.