Public Linux Environment: Getting Started with Volweb

Overview

Volweb is a Linux-based web server that can display the personal web sites of UT's faculty, staff and students. Personal Volweb sites can be accessed using the URL format https://volweb.utk.edu/~username, replacing the the word "username" for the account netID or user name used to sign in.

Basic Server Configuration

• Red Hat Linux 7.5
• Apache 2.4
• PHP 5.4
• MySQL/MariaDB 5.5

Getting Started

Setting Up Your Account

1. Visit https://setuplinux.utk.edu and select "create a new account."
2. Log in with your NetID and password. 
3. Select Create.
4. Once your account has been created, select Continue. 

Creating Your Web Folder (public_html)

1. Visit https://setuplinux.utk.edu and select Log In. 
2. Once logged in, select Create Web Folder in the left menu, then Create.
   **If you do not see the Create Web Folder button, your account already has the public_html folder.
3. Your public_html folder has now been created.
4. Your website address is http://volweb.utk.edu/~netid

Connect to Your Account via SSH/SFTP Client

1. Open the SSH/SFTP client of choice.
   SSH client (e.g., PuTTY) or SFTP client (e.g., WinSCP, Cyberduck or FileZilla)
2. Use the details below to connect:
   • Host: linux.oit.utk.edu
   • Port: 22 (SSH or SFTP)
   • Username: your NetID
   • Password: your NetID password
3. Once signed in, you will find your public_html folder in your home directory.

Helpful Commands and Information

List Software Installed on the Public Linux Environment (Volweb)

There is no vendor-installed software (SAS, SPSS, Matlab, etc.). OIT's Linux service is the standard LAMP software stack.

1. Log into linux.oit.utk.edu using an ssh client.
2. To see what software is available, type yum list
3. To see installation info about a particular command (e.g., nano):
   1. yum list nano
   2. yum info nano
   3. man nano

Check Your Public Linux Environment (Volweb) Quota

• While logged into your Linux account through PuTTY or Terminal, enter the command:
  • quota -v 
  • quota -mv