Welcome to Blinkenshell!

Hi there, welcome to Blinkenshell.org! This is a free shell account service. I provide shell access on my server to any user for free, provided that they show a good will and follow the rules.

The service is intended to create a community with users who are curious and likes to learn new stuff about computers in general. This is a great place to be if you are looking for somewhere to learn about ["UNIX"], learn about programming/scripting or if you just want to use [:Info/IRC:IRC]. You can also create advanced websites with dynamic content and database storage.

The server is located in my basement and is not intended for any commercial use. It doesn't cost anything to use and does not provide any guaranteed uptime, availability, quality of service or any warranty.

If you want to sign up for an account, take a look at the [:Info/Signup:Signup Info].

This website is based on MoinMoin wiki engine. You can edit the contents of the pages by clicking on "Log in" on the top of the page and then signing up for an account. By creating an account on this webpage you are Not automatically registered for the shell service.

If you have any questions, or if you are in the signup process, please come and speak to us in the [:Info/IRC:Chat]!

Current events

• A new [:CategoryHowto: Howto] on how to use [:Howto/XChat:XChat] to connect to [:Info/IRC:IRC].

• Upgraded irssi to 0.8.11. You can use /upgrade to reload to the new version without restarting. [http://irssi.org/news/ChangeLog Changelog]

• The [:Info/Signup:Signup] program and the signup info has changed a bit (25 Apr).

• Everything up and running, we are accepting new registrations.

Short info

There is currently one server on Blinkenshell, it's called Titan.

Services

• ["SSH"] and SFTP access
• 50 MB Quota (25 MB for homedir and 25 MB for website)
• IRC access using irssi, BitchX or ircII (and screen of course). No bots are allowed: ["Bots"]. No bouncers (BNC).
• ICQ, AIM, Yahoo, MSN access via CenterICQ. Jabber access. Gadu-Gadu access through ekg.
• Development environment: compilers (C, C++ etc), interpreters (Python, Perl, PHP), code editors (Emacs, nano, VIm), utilities (Subversion, CVS, Bazaar, GIT)
• Webhost (username.blinkenshell.org , ["PHP"]v5 enabled)
• Database (MySQL , 5 MB Quota. Optional, ask for setup)

• Mail ( username@blinkenshell.org . Optional, ask for setup)

• If you need more space or some other service not listed here, talk to ["Independence"]. It might require a small donation however

Server info

• CPU: 1.83 GHz AMD
• RAM: 1024 MB DDR
• UPS: Yes
• Connection: 8 Mbit/s downstream, 1 Mbit/s upstream (ADSL, Static IP, Reverse DNS)
• OS: GNU/Linux, Gentoo Linux

• Location: Linkoping, Sweden [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Linköping&sll=58.631217,15.556641&sspn=21.567188,55.107422&ie=UTF8&z=5&ll=58.401712,15.644531&spn=21.705367,55.107422&om=1 Google maps]

Planned downtime (reboots)

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More info

• ["Info/Signup"] - Instructions on how to apply for an account.
• ["Info"] - Links to pages with more information.
• ["Info/Donations"] - Please consider a donation.
• ["FAQ"] - Frequently asked questions.
• ["Howto"] - Some Howtos related to Blinkenshell and the programs you can run here.
• ["Links"] - Some external links.

• TitleIndex - Index of all the pages on this site.

• Information in other languages: [:accueil:French] (feel free to do more translations!)

Contact

Contact information:

• ["IRC"]: #blinkenshell @ ["Systemshells"] ( irc.overloadx.net is a good stable server. Also webchat is available at:http://blinkenshell.org/cgiirc/ )

• Email: [:JohanMarcusson:independence] at blinkenlights.se

• Jabber: independence at lysator.liu.se

Please visit my other website (in swedish) at http://www.blinkenlights.se if you are interested in programming and game development!