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type: source
title: URZ: Alternativer Webserver
tags: [web-hosting, typo3, urz, web-services, webdav]
related: [alternativer-webserver, webdav]
created: 2026-07-01
updated: 2026-07-01
sources: ["output/rz_uni_greifswald_de_dienste_webdienste_typo3_webseiten_alternativer_webserver.md"]
---

# URZ: Alternativer Webserver

This source provides documentation on the "Alternativer Webserver" (Alternative Web Server Service) offered by the Universitätsrechenzentrum (URZ) for websites that cannot be implemented using the central TYPO3 CMS.

## Key Provisions
- **Purpose**: Hosting for websites that are technically or content-wise incompatible with the central TYPO3 installation.
- **Service Level**: No assigned priority level; high availability is not guaranteed.
- **Support**: The URZ provides the infrastructure but offers no technical support for the website content or the chosen CMS.
- **Responsibility**: Resource owners are solely responsible for content and for keeping their CMS updated.
- **Administrative Rights**: URZ reserves the right to take sites offline or migrate them without notice for valid reasons.

## Request Workflow
1. **Pre-approval/Coordination**: The website concept must be approved by the **Pressestelle** (Press Office) / [[pressestelle]] and the **Datenschutzbüro** (Data Protection Office) / [[datenschutzburo]], specifically regarding:
    - Impressum (Legal Notice)
    - Privacy Policy / Data protection
    - Corporate Identity/Design
    - Accessibility (Barrierefreiheit)
2. **Ticket Creation**: A ticket must be created in the [[groupware]] ticket system under the category "Alternativer Webserver".
3. **Formal Request**: Once approved, the resource is requested via the [[ums]] under `Meine Ressourcen -> Ressource beantragen`.
    - **Resource Type**: "Alternativer Webserver" (Category: Websysteme).
    - **Requirement**: The Groupware ticket number must be included in the description field.

## Technical Details
- **Data Exchange**: Performed via **WebDAV** / [[webdav]].
- **Upload Path**: `https://web.rz.uni-greifswald.de/ressourcenname/`