George Mason Cluster

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• What is the mason.gmu.edu server?

  mason.gmu.edu provides personal website hosting for Mason students, faculty, and staff. See How to Set Up a Personal Site to get started or visit the […]
• What is the www3.gmu.edu server?

  www3.gmu.edu, also referred to as Jiju, is a Mason web server and is part of the Mason Cluster. Available Software Software Notes How-to Guides Website […]
• How to Upload Files

  The following information pertains to the www.gmu.edu and mason.gmu.edu servers. General Uploading Information Personal Sites Once you’ve connected, if you’re uploading files to your personal […]
• How to Upload Files with FileZilla

  Prerequisites IMPORTANT: Fix Server Upload Permissions The default setting for newly uploaded files is that they are only readable by the user that uploaded them. […]
• How to Upload Files With PuTTY

  PuTTY is a free open source (MIT-licensed) Win32 Telnet console, network file transfer application, and SSH client. Various protocols like Telnet, SCP, and SSH are […]
• What is the Mason Cluster?

  The Mason Cluster consists of two servers: Personal web space is provisioned and available for students, faculty, and staff. See How to Set Up a […]
• How to Connect to the Mason Cluster Via PuTTY (Windows)

  Certain tasks on the Mason Cluster require commands to be executed on the command line. Before connecting, make sure your Mason Cluster account/server space has […]
• How to Connect to the Mason Cluster via Terminal (Mac)

  Certain tasks on the Mason Cluster require commands to be executed on the command line. You will need to set up your Mason server space […]
• How to Fix Server Upload Permissions

  UMASK Configuration User file-creation mode mask (UMASK) determines the default permissions for newly created files and folders on the server. Mason recommends two UMASK settings: […]
• How to Set Up a Personal Site

  George Mason University provides 100 MB of space for students, faculty, and staff to create a personal web site on mason.gmu.edu. Personal sites have a […]
• How to Set Up a Mason Website

  Personal Websites George Mason University provides personal web space on mason.gmu.edu for eligible students, faculty, and staff. Personal websites use an address such as https://mason.gmu.edu/~netid, […]
• How to Upload Files with Cyberduck (for Mac)

  Use Cyberduck to upload files from a Mac to your Mason personal website on mason.gmu.edu. Before you begin, make sure Cyberduck is installed and you […]
• What are homeweb scripts?

  Homeweb scripts are available on the Mason Cluster to help you set up your personal website and its permissions on mason.gmu.edu. Two scripts are available: […]
• How-to Use 2FA for mason.gmu.edu

  Step 1 From the File menu, open the Site Manager.   Step 2 Select the New Site button. Name connection (suggested Mason). Step 3 On […]