Upload to webspace.uchicago.edu (Mac)


This step-by-step tutorial explains how to upload content to webspace.uchicago.edu using Cyberduck, a secure file transfer protocol (SFTP) client for macOS.

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

  1. Go to Macintosh HD > Applications > Cyberduck.
  2. Select Open Connection
  3. Select SFTP (FTP over SSH (Secure Shell)).
  4. Fill in the information below:
    1. Server: webspace.uchicago.edu
    2. Username: CNetID
    3. Port: 22
  5. Select Bookmark > New Bookmark and save this new connection for future use.

Upload Content to webspace.uchicago.edu

  1. Go to Macintosh HD > Applications > Cyberduck.
  2. Click on the webspace.uchicago.edu bookmark.
  3. At this point, you will be prompted for your password.
  4. 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.
  5. To copy content to your webspace.uchicago.edu webspace, simply drag and drop files into public_html.
    Note:     Please avoid spaces and punctuation other than periods (.), hyphens (-), and underscores (_) in filenames.
  6. To test the file that was just uploaded, open up a web browser and go to: http://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.