The WEG provides a full suite of web hosting services to NCAR, UCAR and UOP divisions and programs. In addition, the group develops and hosts web applications and databases which provide a broad benefit to UCAR.
| Services | |
|---|---|
| Web hosting | You get an Apache or Tomcat virtual host with your own domain name, 20 GB disk space, and nightly backup |
| Apache user authentication | Protects internal UCAR web pages by requiring a UCAS password |
| Auth REST API | An authentication web service for easy integration of UCAS and token authentication into applications |
| DigiCert Certificates | Request server certificates issued by DigiCert, a commercial provider trusted by default in web browsers and email clients |
| Drupal CMS hosting | Your own virtual server running the Drupal content management system (CMS) and nginx web server |
| Drupal Training Videos | Access to over 200 Drupal training videos |
| iOS Developer Accounts | Request an Apple iOS Developer account for provisioning public or enterprise iOS apps developed by UCAR staff or consultants |
| MySQL database | Make your websites and web applications more dynamic with a database backend |
| Proxy server | The WEG can proxy external users to internal web servers to provide greater security than making a web server an exposed host |
| Search engines | UCAR-specific Google search and Ultraseek internal document search |
| Subversion | Software version control using Subversion, the popular CVS replacement |
| Test server | Testing environment that mimics the production web servers |
| Video streaming server | Video streaming in QuickTime, Real and Windows Media Player formats |
| Web Applications | |
| CISL Portal | See reports of NCAR supercomputer status and usage as well as other CISL information |
| JIRA issue tracker | Track bugs, issues and requests for software and web development projects or any other type of project |
| Notifier | Subscribe to notifications about service downtimes, maintenance and change control |
| People Search | Search the UCAR phone directory and manage staff information, including account requests and spam blocklist filtering |
| Surveys (Opinio) | Create, deliver, and analyze results of your own online surveys via an easy to use web interface |
| Web traffic statistics | View web traffic statistics for any WEG-hosted site using AWStats, or prepare drill-down reports for requested sites with Google Analytics |
| Wiki (Confluence) | Build web sites collaboratively with your team using the Confluence enterprise wiki. |
WEG servers are highly available 24x7x365 with nightly backup and round-the-clock CISL Help Desk support (ext. 2400 or cislhelp@ucar.edu).
WEG services are funded by UCAR overhead funds built into every division and program budget. There is no additional cost to groups for WEG standard services.
Documentation is available on the WEG wiki.
Contact us at webmaster@ucar.edu.
