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Hosting Services
The Department of Medicine offers a variety of flexible and affordable hosting options, for everything from web sites and file shares to databases and custom database applications.
If you don't see what you need, please let us know and we can design a custom solution to fit your needs.
Web Hosting
The Department of Medicine offers three tiers of web hosting, with varying levels of service and support. Web hosting is available to Department of Medicine affiliated groups only.
| Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| URL format | labs.medicine.ucsf.edu/name or pages.medicine.ucsf.edu/name |
name.medicine.ucsf.edu (redirected from medicine.ucsf.edu/name) |
name.ucsf.edu |
| Cost1 | $0/month | $88/month | $263/month |
| Quota2 | 5 MB | 100 MB | 1 GB |
| # pages2 | 15 | unlimited | unlimited |
| # editors3 | 1 | 3 | unlimited |
| Free page design & training1 | ✘ | templates only | 15 pages or 20 hours of training |
| Password-protected directories | ✘ | 3 | unlimited |
| URL redirects4 | ✘ | 1 | unlimited |
| Subdirectories5 | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Backups6 | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Development server7 | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Dreamweaver compatibility8 | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Custom PHP/JavaScript9 | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| CGI forms support9 | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Reports10 | ✘ | ✔ | ✔+ |
| Full text searching11 | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ |
| SQL back end12 | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ |
| SSL certificate13 | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ |
| Live versioning14 | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ |
| On-demand updates15 | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ |
| Free email account16 | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ |
| Design freedom17 | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ |
| Notes |
1 Divisions receive Tier 2 web hosting and creation of 15 pages or 20 hours of training at no cost. Services not covered in your hosting tier, or not specifically mentioned here, may still be available as a project. Web development and training services are also available. For more information please email webmaster@medicine.ucsf.edu, or use our project request form. | ||
File Hosting
The Department of Medicine offers limited file hosting for groups and divisions within the Department. Please contact us for more information.
Database Hosting
The Department of Medicine can host your new, existing, or legacy database or data application on a standards-compliant database server with a web-based administrative interface. Please fill out a project request form for more information.



