Creating a SB You site

SB You, Stony Brook University's web publishing platform, empowers faculty, staff, and students to effortlessly create professional websites. This article will walk you through the simple steps to build your site for academic portfolios, research, courses, or personal blogs, making your online presence simple and effective.

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Here are the steps to create a site on SB You:

  1. Go to you.stonybrook.edu , click on the Log in button on the top right corner and sign in using your NetID and password.
  2. The create option appears in two ways:
    1. If this will be your first site using this account, click on the Create Site option that appears on the top left corner.

      Create site button located at the top left of the page
    2. If you’ve created a site in the past, click on My Sites on the top left corner

      My Sites option located on the top left corner

       and then click on the Add New option.

      Add New button located next to the My Sites heading, on the sites tab under Dashboard
  3. You will be taken to the Create Site page.
    1. Enter a Site Name. This will be what appears in the URL after you.stonybrook.edu
      Note: Once the site is created, this cannot be changed.
    2. Enter a Site Title.
    3. Choose an appropriate privacy setting for your site. If none is selected, it is public by default.
    4. Click on the Create Site button at the bottom of the page.

      Message showing successful site creation
    5. Once your site has been created, you will be taken to this success page. 

      Message showing successful site creation

       (Refresh your page to see your newly created site among the My Sites list).

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07/12/2025

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