How to buy a domain name and connect to a server.

1. Server and Domain Setup
With WebFaction

2. https://www.webfaction.com/?affiliate=uncviscom
Complete Form and Click Start

3. Click “sign up” or “start free trial”

4. WebFaction Control Panel

5. Setup Billing
Billing  Payment Sources  Add New Payment Source  Make a
one-off payment

6. Setting up your website in WF

7. Example Setup

8. Website has Domains and Apps
WebFaction automatically gives you a domain name.
Time to buy your own unique domain name.

9. Register a Domain with GoDaddy
Enter your idea for domain name above

10. GoDaddy Process
Add a domain and click continue

11. GoDaddy Process
Proceed to Checkout

12. GoDaddy Process
 Complete the signup steps
 There is no need to add additional or extra features,
security, privacy, etc.
 Keep track of your account info (username, password,
etc.)

13. Connecting Domain and
WebFaction

14. My Account  Manage Your Domains  Click on domain name

15. Click Manage under Nameservers category

16. Customize your Name Servers (see next slide)

17. GoDaddy
WebFaction

18. Back in WebFaction
 Add New Domain in the Domains tab

19. Back in WebFaction
 In the Websites tab, click on your site.
 Add your domain to the Domains section.

20. In WebFaction
 Create a new directory for project 2
Delete any
existing
applications
before
creating a
new one

21. Creating a new directory
 In Websites tab:
 Add an Application  Create New Application
 Call it portfoliowp.
 Change App Category to Wordpress.
 Save.

22. Creating a new directory
 Add an Application  Reuse Existing Application
 Click on htdocs
 Add “static” to end of url. Save.

23. Done!
 Now wait! (Possibly up to 24 or even 48 hours, but likely
only a few minutes)