Web Site Hosting
Due to circumstances beyond our control, we will no longer be able to provide web hosting service as of August 31, 2011.
The Columbia Online Information Network (COIN) began offering free web hosting to local not-for-profit organizations in 1995. When COIN dissolved and discontinued Internet and email service in 2006, DBRL continued to offer the web hosting service seeing it as a valuable local information resource. Sixteen years ago there were very few options available for website hosting services. Today there are numerous free or low-cost web hosting options with more features and flexibility, so we're confident that you can easily find an affordable service that best fits your organization.
We have enjoyed working with you and your organization through the years and regret any inconvenience this will cause and wish your organization a successful transition. If you have any questions about this, please contact us.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How long will my site continue to be available?
- Through August 31, 2011.
- How do I access/download my website files?
- You can download your website files (HTML, images, etc.) using FTP. General intructions are provided below.
- Do you offer assistance with moving our site to a new web hosting provider?
- We can only provide limited assistance with migrating your site to a new host. We can compress your website files and make them available for you to transfer. Please note, however, that neither the library nor MOREnet has the resources to do the actual migration to a new site.
- Can you recommend a new web hosting provider?
- It is against library policy to offer a recommendation for commercial providers. However, options for free web hosting include:
- Can we continue to use our
*.missouri.orgweb address with our new hosting? - Yes. After you have arranged web hosting with a new provider, please send an email with the following to register@more.net:
- Organization name
- Host name name to keep (e.g. mysite.missouri.org)
- IP address (or URL) of new host site
- Name of responsible individual
- Street address, city, state, zip
- E-mail address and phone number
FTP Access Instructions
You need an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) program to download your site files (HTML pages and graphics) from the web server.
FTP Software
Connection Settings
- FTP Host Address: ftp.kinetic.more.net
- FTP Server Connection: FTP or FTPeS (FTP over explicit TLS/SSL)
- FTP Site User Name: <your site's account name>@coin.org
- FTP Site Password: <your site's password>
- Initial/host/web directory: WebPublish/<site address>/www
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