Creating a Website Through S3WaaS

S3WaaS is an online service developed for government entities to generate Secure, Scalable & Sugamya websites. It enables government entities to choose from various templates for generating websites as well as customizing and managing the content without any technical know-how, thus empowering them to maintain their online presence.

Government entities requiring websites that are primarily informational can use the S3WaaS framework to generate and host websites under the GOV.IN or NIC.IN domain. In order to generate a website, users need to contact s3waas[dot]support[at]gov[dot]in. The different onboarding models are as under:

  • Free of cost: S3WaaS is offered free of cost for websites of District administration, Raj Bhawan, State Portal, Divisional Commissioner and Chief Ministers.
  • Paid Model: Offered for bulk websites in packages of up to 25, 50, 75, or 100 websites.

The 24×7 support desk could be contacted in case of any problems either through toll-free phone number 1800-111-555 or by email at s3waas[dot]support[at]gov[dot]in.

Process to Deploy Website on S3WaaS

The following steps are required to complete the process of creating, deploying, configuring, updating content and making the website live on the S3WaaS portal at https://s3waas.gov.in/:

Choose a Template and Build a Website Instance

This action is to create a new website instance. In order to generate a website instance, the authorized technical contact must first login to S3WaaS (https://s3waas.gov.in) using an official email address with the extension gov.in or nic.in. Once logged in, the technical contact needs to perform a few steps to create a website instance.

  • Preview and select a template
  • Enter website details such as Website Name, Primary URL, Alias URL, bilingual language
  • Technical and administrative contact details

A website instance will be generated with an auto-generated URL which can be accessed through S3WaaS dashboard.

Customize Website and Migrate the Content

The user (Technical Contact) can customize (site identity, logo, banners, menus as per the requirement) and populate content in the website instance immediately after creation. Users need to send migration review request to S3WaaS team at s3waas[dot]support[at]gov[dot]in to conduct an accessibility and quality audit once the content is populated by the technical contact. The website can go live only after migration review is approved by the S3WaaS team.

Generate Authorization Letter

User (Technical Contact) needs to download and upload the Authorization letter through the S3WaaS dashboard only after contact details verification of the Technical and Administrative Contact and needs to upload it to the S3WaaS dashboard for admin approval. The Authorization Letter along with terms & conditions needs to be printed on the official letterhead of the Administrative Contact before signing, stamping and scanning in PDF format.

Website DNS, Security Clearance and Make the Website Live

User (Technical Contact) may apply for DNS configuration automatically through https://s3waas.gov.in dashboard or through https://eforms.nic.in. Once the DNS entry is completed, the technical contact can automatically generate a security certificate and make the website live through S3WaaS dashboard.