UBCO Subdomains

Overview

UBC IT Okanagan manages domain registration for various subdomains falling under *.ok.ubc.ca. Faculties, departments, and UBC-affiliated organizations based at the Okanagan campus may apply for a fourth-level subdomain to be registered under *.ok.ubc.ca.

Examples:

• • • it.ok.ubc.ca
    • engineering.ok.ubc.ca
    • hr.ok.ubc.ca
    • icer.ok.ubc.ca

Features & Benefits

• Including UBC in your domain will improve search engine optimization.
• Promotes cohesive branding of the UBC brand.
• Prevents domain hijacking and spoofing of domains by hackers and spammers.

Requirements & Eligibility

All *.ok.ubc.ca fourth-level subdomain requests must meet the following guidelines:

• Subdomain requests must be submitted by the respective department head or communications lead.
• To qualify for an *.ok.ubc.ca subdomain name, your unit must be one of the following and based at UBC Okanagan;
  • • A faculty;
    • A department;
    • A school;
    • A research institute/group/centre/lab;
    • An administrative unit.
• A unit may be granted an *.ok.ubc.ca subdomain name if the website is representative or serves the interests of the entire campus, e.g. https://alt-2040.ok.ubc.ca is owned by the Office of the Provost & Vice-Principal Academic, but serves the entire campus. However, adding content to existing web properties and using vanity/promotional URLs (e.g. https://yourunitname.ok.ubc.ca/promotion) is strongly encouraged.
• Your unit must have the right to use the name. Registering a domain name does not confer any legal rights to that name. Any disputes between parties over the rights to use a particular name are to be settled between the contending parties using normal legal methods.

Costs

This service is centrally funded and provided at no cost.

Further Information

• See myDNS FAQs for guidelines choosing an appropriate domain name and more information

Getting Started

To request a new *.ok.ubc.ca subdomain name, please submit a Request Access to IT Service in the UBC Self-Service Portal so we can evaluate your request.

NOTE:  If you are looking for a UBC subdomains (*.ubc.ca) (example: mmri.ubc.ca), please review the steps on How to Apply for a UBC Subdomain before applying.

Support

• For general support, please submit a Request Access to IT Service in the UBC Self-Service Portal
• To report an incident or issue with this service, please submit a Report an Issue ticket.

The following table clarifies the responsibilities of UBC Okanagan IT and those of the client.