Setup/Hosting/Requests
- Mason Cluster Web Information
- Account Eligibility
- Basic Information
- Web Development Services & Assistance
This page contains information exclusively for the web portion of the Mason Cluster. Students, Faculty and Staff can create a web page.
The Mason Cluster is composed of osf1.gmu.edu (otherwise known as mason.gmu.edu). The Mason Cluster is running the Apache HTTP web server.
Software Supported on the Mason Cluster: HTML
For security reasons, CGI is not enabled on the Mason Cluster.
Software Downloads
List of web-related software available for downloading.
All registered students, faculty, classified and part-time staff, and authorized guests are eligible for Mason cluster accounts. Status as a student must be verifiable through the Registrar's Office; status as an employee, including all eligible faculty positions, must be verifiable through Human Resources.
Guest accounts are granted on a case-by-case basis as deemed appropriate by ITU to meet the needs of the university. A sponsoring George Mason University faculty member or Mason employee must submit a Guest account request in writing to the director of ITU - Central & Distributed Systems.
Employees of university contractors are eligible for accounts on a case-by-case basis as necessary to complete work for the university.
Your Mason Cluster account is limited to 20 MB. HTML code is basically a text file and does not take up much space, but pictures (files with extensions .gif and .jpg) DO take up a lot of space.
For instructions on where and how to create a directory for your web page on the Mason Cluster (mason.gmu.edu or osf1.gmu.edu), please go to Creating the directories to put web pages on the Mason Cluster system.
Instructions on transferring files to your home directory on the mason cluster can be found on the ITU Support webpages and the Student and Faculty technology guides under "How to get/install/use the Secure Shell (including Secure FTP)".
Web Development Services and Assistance
The following offices and departments provide support and assistance with Web Development:
Faculty and staff can seek assistance from the Instructional Resource Center (IRC).
Students can seek assistance from the Student Technology Assistance and Resources Center (STAR), a division of DoIT, which focuses on student support and assistance. Web.STAR helps student design and create Web sites (room 311 JC).
Information Technology Unit (ITU) Support Center Help Information provides Mason Account Activation information, Dial-Up Instructions, and Keyword & Category searches of the ITU Support Center Help Files. ITU introductory information about designing web pages (Web Design Basics) is available online.
Electronic Publications (EPUBS) in University Relations provides assistance for professional, low-cost web design for university pages requiring a deep understanding of George Mason's design standards.
The Mason Media Lab is available to provide web site assistance with designs that utilize Macromedia's Flash application, streaming media, and QuickTime VR. For assistance in designing your multimedia web site, e-mail Charlotte Rinderknecht, Production Manager, or call (703) 993-3988.