Overview

These are generic instruction on how to set up Capstone Servers.  Please review the instructions that pertain to your server's configuration.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Saunders Technical Support for assistance.

RedHat Apache Server

Usernames/Passwords

You will receive a text file via RIT File Exchanger that includes usernames, passwords, and hostname information. Be sure to keep this information in a safe, encrypted space.

Setting up your account

To ensure the files you create on the server will be accessible by your teammates, you need to reconfigure your account on the server.

You only need to follow these instructions once and each member of your team must do so as well.

Start by ensuring you are on campus or using the RIT VPN Client (https://vpn.rit.edu).

SSH into your server's hostname using Command Prompt in Windows or Terminal in macOS.  The commands are the same once you have opened that particular program.

C:\>ssh username@hostname

When you connect for the first time, you will see a notice asking you to accept the security certificate.  Type in yes and press enter.

The authenticity of host '********.main.ad.rit.edu (***.***.***.***)' can't be established.
ECDSA key fingerprint is SHA256:*******************.
Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no/[fingerprint])?

You should then be prompted for your password.  Enter it and press enter.

Once signed in, type the following command:

nano .bashrc

Add to the end of the file umask 002

Press Ctrl-X and then Y to save your changes.

Be sure to log out by typing in exit and press enter.

Your account is now configured properly.

Accessing your web files

Your team's web files are located in the directory /home/web/html

Any files you place here will be open to the RIT web community.

You can use tools like WinSCP to log into the server and access those files.

When connecting, use SFTP as the protocol on port 22.  The hostname will be the name of your server.  Your username/password will be your RIT username/password.

Accessing your database

Access to your database is done through a web interface. Please go to https://HOSTNAME/phpmyadmin to access your database.

Please make sure you create a database service account for any code that needs to access the database. Do NOT use the admin credentials that were provided to you.