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Hello! We are happy to see you are interested in joining the Blinkenshell community! Before you sign up:

  1. Make sure you understand what you can and cannot use this service for. Read through the Home page and the rules especially.
  2. You have to be active in the chat to get your free account activated. We are looking for users who are going to hang around, not just log in once and disappear.
  3. You must be able to receive a verification SMS to your personal cell/mobile phone. (or alternatively use Paypal/Patreon)

Signup steps overview:

flowchart TD
   A{{ssh signup@ssh}} --> C[1. Verify email]
   C --> D[2. Quiz] & P[Paypal instant] & S[Supporter]
   D --> N[3. Verify NickServ]
   N --> V[4. Get vouches]
   V -- 1h+ chatting --> I[5. SMS verification]
   I --> U[6. Acivate SSH account]
   S -- wait --> U
   P --> U
   U --> F{{ssh username@ssh}}

Click next -> below to the right to continue to signup steps.