The files for a course Web site whose URL begins with http://web.mit.edu/ are stored in an Athena course locker. Read this section for the basic Athena concepts and commands related to maintaining such a Web site.
If you plan to create and maintain your pages on a computer system other than Athena or your own Web server, read this section on how to transfer the files to your Athena course locker or your server.
Normally, a course Web site is world-readable: Anyone at all can view the contents. If, however, your Web site contains copyrighted or confidential information that shouldn't be open to everyone, you will want to restrict access to the entire Web site or some part of it. This section explains how.
If the central MIT Web servers do not meet your course Web site requirements, you may need to run your own Web server. Read this section for the important points you should consider before making this decision, and for where to get help.