Introduction | Setup via Command Line | Setup via GUI | Once it's Created...

GUI:
There are two ways to set up your “public_html” directory within SSH. The “GUI” version will be more comfortable for those with little experience working with programs at the command-line level.

Opening the Program:
From the “Start” menu, navigate through the “Programs” >> “Utilities” >> “SSH Secure Shell” folders, and click “Secure File Transfer Client.”

Click the “Quick Connect” button near the upper-left of the program.

A new window called “Connect to Remote Host” will appear, prompting you for user information. Enter in “rci.rutgers.edu” into the box next to “Host Name.” Enter your RCI user name into the box next to “User Name.” Everything else can stay as-is; when you’re done, click “Connect.”

If you are connecting for the first time, a new window called “Host Identification” may appear. Just click “Yes” and continue on.

Another window will appear, welcoming you to the server. You will also be reminded that you must follow the “Acceptable Use Policy For Computing and Information Technology Resources.” Click “OK” to continue.

Another window will appear, prompting you for your RCI password. Enter in your password and click “OK.”

Once you click “OK,” you will be connected to your RCI storage space. You will need to create a new folder called “public_html” on the “Remote” side. To do this, you can either click the “New Folder” button…

… or right-click over on the “Remote” side in the blank area, and select “New Folder” from the drop-down menu. A new folder will appear, prompting you to enter a name.

Call this folder:

public_html

The “public” and “html” parts should both be in all lower-caps, separated by the underscore character (attained by pressing Shift and the “minus” button, found next to the number 0 on the top keyboard row). When you have entered the folder name, press “Enter” on your keyboard.

Now that you have created the folder, you will need to set the “permissions” on it. By default, only you (as the owner) will be able to see this folder. In order to make it available to the “public” (such as a class), you will need to change the permission values for the folder. To do this, right-click the folder on the “Remote” side, and click “Properties.”

The window that appears will have a section at the bottom listing all of the properties of the folder, and will look similar to this:

As indicated by the checkmarks, permission mode “700” means that only the owner (yourself) has access to these files. Change the value “700” to “755.” Checkboxes will be added, as seen in the below image. This will allow anyone with a web browser (and the address to your folder and files) to access your files via the World Wide Web.

When you are done, click “OK.” You are now free to use the “public_html” directory are your main folder within your RCI storage space. Any files within “public_html” can be accessed at the following URL, where “username” is your RCI user account name:

http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~username/

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