The Department of Medicine offers a variety of flexible and affordable hosting options, for everything from web sites and file shares to databases and custom database applications. If you don't see what you need, please let us know and we can design a custom solution to fit your needs.

Web Hosting

The Department of Medicine offers three tiers of web hosting, with varying levels of service and support. Web hosting is available to Department of Medicine affiliated groups only.

	Tier 1	Tier 2	Tier 3
URL format	labs.medicine.ucsf.edu/name or pages.medicine.ucsf.edu/name	name.medicine.ucsf.edu (redirected from medicine.ucsf.edu/name)	name.ucsf.edu
Cost1	$0/month	$88/month	$263/month
Quota2	5 MB	100 MB	1 GB
# pages2	15	unlimited	unlimited
# editors3	1	3	unlimited
Free page design & training1	✘	templates only	15 pages or 20 hours of training
Password-protected directories	✘	3	unlimited
URL redirects4	✘	1	unlimited
Subdirectories5	✘	✔	✔
Backups6	✘	✔	✔
Development server7	✘	✔	✔
Dreamweaver compatibility8	✘	✔	✔
Custom PHP/JavaScript9	✘	✔	✔
CGI forms support9	✘	✔	✔
Reports10	✘	✔	✔+
Full text searching11	✘	✘	✔
SQL back end12	✘	✘	✔
SSL certificate13	✘	✘	✔
Live versioning14	✘	✘	✔
On-demand updates15	✘	✘	✔
Free email account16	✘	✘	✔
Design freedom17	✘	✘	✔
Notes	1 Divisions receive Tier 2 web hosting and creation of 15 pages or 20 hours of training at no cost. 2 Tier 1 customers can request quota and/or page count increases for a nominal fee. In addition, DOM IT Services can created pages for you as a project. 3 Editors must log in to edit their sites. 4 URL redirects to subdirectories from domain-level URLs (e.g., foo.ucsf.edu to name.medicine.ucsf.edu/foo). 5 Tier 2 and Tier 3 customers can create subdirectories, and can use nested subdirectories in their site left navigation (see this page's left navigation menu for an example). 6 Tier 2 and Tier 3 sites are backed up nightly. 7 Tier 2 and Tier 3 customers receive space equal to their quota on a development, or "staging," server, where they can make changes to their pages before rolling them out to their "live" sites. 8 Tier 1 web sites are incompatible with Dreamweaver. 9 Tier 1 sites contain static pages only, and all scripting is stripped out by the built-in editor. 10 Tier 2 customers get preconfigured monthly web traffic reports using Google Analytics. Tier 3 customers get customizable, on-demand web traffic analysis using Google Analytics. 11 Tier 3 sites receive their own Google Site Search function. 12 Tier 3 sites can leverage the power of an SQL database to drive their web content. 13 Tier 3 customers can have their own SSL certificate for hosting secure web sites. The cost of the certificate is included in the monthly hosting fee. 14 Tier 3 sites can be "rolled back" to any version in the past (up to the start of this service). Just another level of safety, in case you make a mistake! 15 Tier 2 customers can request daily updates via a web form. Tier 3 customers can request updates at any time during business hours. 16 Tier 3 customers receive a free resource email account, which you can use for group contacts, forms, etc. 17 Tier 3 sites are not bound by the Department of Medicine web templates, but must still comply with the UCSF Web Identity Standards. Services not covered in your hosting tier, or not specifically mentioned here, may still be available as a project. Web development and training services are also available. For more information please email webmaster@medicine.ucsf.edu, or use our project request form.

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File Hosting

The Department of Medicine offers limited file hosting for groups and divisions within the Department. Please contact us for more information.

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Database Hosting

The Department of Medicine can host your new, existing, or legacy database or data application on a standards-compliant database server with a web-based administrative interface. Please fill out a project request form for more information.

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