Publishing your web site with Microsoft FrontPage

Steps to Publish with Web Architect

1. Open Your Project

   • Launch Web Architect and open the website project you want to publish.

2. Start Publishing

   • On the top menu bar, click Website → Publish Online.

   • The Manage Connection Profiles dialog box appears.

3. Set Up Connection Profile

   • Select Default Profile, or click the green + icon to create a new one.

4. Enter Server Details

   • Host name: Your domain name (e.g., example.com).

     • If DNS isn’t yet pointed, use your server’s hostname.

   • Protocol: Select SFTP (SSH).

   • Port: 22 (or your account’s custom SSH port, e.g., 7822).

   • Username: Your Ruachost/cPanel username.

   • Password: Your Ruachost/cPanel password.

   • Start directory: /home/username/public_html/

     • Replace username with your cPanel username.

     • Add a subdirectory if you want to publish into a folder.

5. Save Password (Optional)

   • To avoid retyping your password each time, check Save password.

6. Test Connection

   • Click Test profile.

   • If successful, you’ll see Connection successfully established.

   • If not, verify your settings and try again.

7. Publish Your Site

   • Click OK to save.

   • Web Architect uploads your files to Ruachost.

   • When complete, you’ll see Success: Publishing completed!

8. Verify Your Site

   • Open your domain in a browser to confirm your site is live.