How+to+Host+Your+Own+Website+Through+Google+Drive

Here we will discuss how to host a website through Google Drive. It is pretty simple all you have to do is follow the steps below. //(This guide was originally posted on The Chronicle of Higher Education.)//

 1. Log in to your Google Drive account

2. Select "Create > Folder"

3. Name the new folder whatever you like

4. Select the checkbox next to the new folder

5. Click the "Sharing settings" icon

6. Click "Change"

7. Make your folder "Public on the web"

8. Click on your new folder’s title

9. Your new, public folder is empty

10. Click the upload "Files" icon

11. Select an index.html file from your hard drive and click "Upload and share" Two important things to take note of:
 * If you do not start with an index.html file, then visitors to your site will see a directory listing of all of the files in that particular folder, rather than your beautifully designed home page.
 * Do not let Google Drive convert your HTML files into native GoogleDocs files. Adjust your settings appropriately.

12. Your new folder now has a home page You still need to figure out what the web address for your new site is. The next two steps involve a simple bit of copying and pasting.
 * As the owner of the account, you can access (and edit) your files viahttp://drive.google.com
 * The visitors to your site, however, will use a different domain:http://googledrive.com

13. Copy the string of characters after "#folders"

14. Paste that string into the address bar after "http://googledrive.com/host/"

Ta-dah! Now you have the beginnings of a web site hosted on Google Drive.

//(This guide was originally posted on The Chronicle of Higher Education.)//

To make your website link more user-friendly you can use tinyurl.com.

Hope this was helpful! -Mr. Mendonez