Websites and More with A Domain Of One’s Own; or, What Is A Domain of One’s Own & Why

Might I Want One?Jason B. Jones / Jumpstart 2019 / @jbj

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A potted history of colleges as web hosts

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What if . . .

• Everyone could have their own web server?

• Everyone could have their own (sub)domain?

• Faculty and students could shape their own digital identity?

A Domain of One’s Own

• Gives faculty/students/staff a virtual server

• Few-click installation of over 100 applications; ability to install ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

• Freedom / responsibility / flexibility / (in)convenience

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WordPress(commons.trincoll.edu)

Domains(domains.trincoll.edu)

Simple Some setup required

Constrained (Nearly) anything goes

Easier for on-campus collaboration (e.g., class blog)

Has to be set up by hand (not Single Sign-On)

Quicker support We’ll learn together