Difference between revisions of "CcPublisher Self-Hosting"

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If you are interested in licensing your work but would prefer to host it at your own website, ccPublisher can generate a piece of HTML which contains machine-readable information about the license you selected.  This allows people who download your work with [[Embedded Metadata|embedded license information]] to validate the license.  
 
If you are interested in licensing your work but would prefer to host it at your own website, ccPublisher can generate a piece of HTML which contains machine-readable information about the license you selected.  This allows people who download your work with [[Embedded Metadata|embedded license information]] to validate the license.  
  
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===Step five: Choose your destination===
 
===Step five: Choose your destination===
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[[Image:ccP2-SelfHost-Screenshot-10.png]]
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Select ''Self-hosted'' from the destination list.
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===Step six: Enter the Verification URL===
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[[Image:ccP2-SelfHost-Screenshot-11.png]]
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The verification URL is URL of the page which you will paste the verification HTML into.  The verification HTML contains a hash of the file you are licensing, which allows software to validate the file's license.
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===Step seven: Save the Generated HTML===
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[[Image:ccP2-SelfHost-Screenshot-12.png]]
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Copy and paste the generated HTML into you web page!

Latest revision as of 22:37, 19 May 2006


If you are interested in licensing your work but would prefer to host it at your own website, ccPublisher can generate a piece of HTML which contains machine-readable information about the license you selected. This allows people who download your work with embedded license information to validate the license.

Using ccPublisher for Self-Hosting

Step one through four

Complete steps one through four as described on the ccPublisher main page.

Step five: Choose your destination

CcP2-SelfHost-Screenshot-10.png

Select Self-hosted from the destination list.

Step six: Enter the Verification URL

CcP2-SelfHost-Screenshot-11.png

The verification URL is URL of the page which you will paste the verification HTML into. The verification HTML contains a hash of the file you are licensing, which allows software to validate the file's license.

Step seven: Save the Generated HTML

CcP2-SelfHost-Screenshot-12.png

Copy and paste the generated HTML into you web page!