This post will introduce how to create a decent website by ITE2 NAS.
No matter a freelancer or a business, they all need to have a website to market themselves. But not everyone can create a decent website from nothing. But don’t worry!
Now you can create a website through ITE2 NAS and Mobirise without any challenge! Mobirise is a free visual software to create a website.
By dragging objects, the user can complete the creation quickly. Also, the user can create a beautiful website without any design knowledge.
Moreover, the website created by Mobirise supports RWD design, which can let other people read on computers, tablets, and mobile phones easily.
By Mobirise and ITE2 NAS DDNS service, users can easily publish their website to the World Wide Web. So that NAS not only can back up data but also can serve as a web server.
Sounds great, right?
Now, let’s get started to create a decent website!
Create a Decent Website by ITE2 NAS Part 1 – Install Mobirise
Please go to Mobirise website to download program: https://mobirise.com/
Select the OS version (Windows or MAC) that fits your computer, and sign up Mobirise account, then you should be able to download the installation file. (Windows or MAC)
Execute the installation file to install the Mobirise application.
Create a Decent Website by ITE2 NAS Part 1 -Create The First Website
After installation complete, execute Mobirise, then we can start building our first website. Please open the list on the left, select [Sites], and select [Create New Site] to start creating process.
Setup a website name and click [Mobirise 4]; see the confirmation message and press [OK].
After click [OK], the user should see a blank page. Just click the [+] icon on the right down corner.
By the Dragging method, the user can quickly add the website block to the Page. In this demo, just simply drag a few blocks. Each blocks’ different function will be introducing in the following post.
Click the upright corner [Publish] and select [Local drive folder], save the website into the local drive, then click [PUBLISH].
Check the export file; it should contain the website page, page assets (in the assets folder), and Mobirise project file.
Then, please upload these files to ITE2 NAS Public folder.
Go to [Settings>Network Management> DDNS Settings] click [Create DDNS] to create a DDNS website: hoto.powernas.com.tw (You can custom the DDNS name whatever you want).
Enter into the ITE2 NAS Windows 10 desktop and search [Internet Information Services(IIS) Manager] in the search column.
Open the application and right-click [Add Website…] on the left column under the Sites.
Then setup [Site name] (Custom), Physical path (Please select the path that just uploaded), Hostname (Enter DDNS that just set). For other items, the user can do their settings.
After completed settings, open the browser and enter the DDNS address, then the user should be able to browse the website content.
In the next post, we will introduce Mobirise creation tools to make your website more attractive.
Create a Decent Website by ITE2 NAS Part 1 –Supplementary Note:
If your NAS is provided to multiple people, it is recommended to store the website data in the Home folder to avoid being deleted by other users. However, due to the permission settings, the Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager needs to use the following settings for the website to be successfully accessed. Please refer to the following steps:
- On the Application Pools in the left column, right-click and select [Add Application Pool…] to add an Application Pool. After setting the name, click [OK].
Then on the Sites on the left column, right-click and select [Add Website…], set the Site name (can be customized), Physical path (please select the path of the website data you just uploaded), Hostname (please enter the DDNS you just set), other items, and additionally set the Application Pool. Please select [Select] and set the Application Pool that just added.
After complete adding, click the site you want to set, and select [Edit Permissions…] on the right.
Switch to [Security] tab and choose [Edit], then select [Add…].
In [Enter the object names to select] enter [IIS AppPool\Your Application Pool Name], click [Check Names], if the name shows to your [Application Pool Name] correctly, please click [OK].
After complete creation, please setup that group’s [Full Control] and [Modify] permission to Allow.
Click site and open [Authentication], right-click [Anonymous Authentication] and select [Edit], change settings to [Application pool identity].
After complete settings, open the browser and enter the DDNS address, then the user should be able to browse the website content.
