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| ## Remove the acl-line if you're doing a translation. Add a line with "#language <country-code>" | |
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| #pragma description Free UNIX shell service. #pragma keywords shell account, shell service, free shell, unix shell = 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. |
#pragma description Blinkenshell provides users with free UNIX shell accounts. Use textbased IRC clients, web browsers, email clients, compile your own programs, host webpages and more. #pragma keywords free shell account, free unix shell, shell account, irc, shell, free shells, unix, irssi, screen, blinkenshell = Blinkenshell - Free UNIX Shell Accounts! = |
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| 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"]. You can also create advanced websites with dynamic content and database storage. | ## If you're translating, just refer to the english page. See Start/SE for example. '''Translations:''' [[Start/FR|Français]] - [[Start/SV|Svenska]] - [[Start/DE|Deutsch]] - [[Start/SR|Serbian]] - [[Start/FI|Suomi]] - [[Start/RU|Pусский язык]] - [[Start/NL|Nederlands]] - [[Start/ES|Español]] - [[Start/IT|Italiano]] |
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| 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. | Welcome to Blinkenshell! This is a '''free UNIX shell provider'''. Here you can get your own personal [[Shell_Account|shell account|title=What is a shell account?]] on a Linux server for free! The only requirements is that you actively participate in our community and follow the [[Info/Rules|rules]]. |
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| If you want to sign up for an account, take a look at the [:Info/Signup:Signup Info]. | Blinkenshell is a mature shell provider, the service has been online since 2006 and there are several hundred members. We're still accepting new members, if you're interested in signing up for an account take a look at the '''[[Info/Signup|Signup info]]'''. |
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| 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. | Blinkenshell is built around an online community with friendly and helpful users. This is a great place to be if you are looking for somewhere to learn more about [[UNIX]], networking, programming or meet other people with similar interests as yours. Many use their shell accounts to run an always-online IRC client (screened [[irssi]]) or host a webpage for example. Read about some other common [[UsageScenarios|usage scenarios|title=Why do I need a shell account?]]. |
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| If you have any questions, or if you are in the signup process, please come and speak to us in the [:Info/IRC:Chat]! | Keep in mind that 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. This is a hobby project! |
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| == Current events == * A new CategoryHowto on how to use ["Howto/XChat"] to connect to ["Info/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"] 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. ||<tablewidth="501px" tableheight="345px">'''Name''' ||'''Blinkenshell - Titan ''' || ||SSH Access ||yes || ||SFTP Access ||yes || ||Quota ||50 MB || ||Screen ||yes || ||Processes ||25 || ||Bouncer ||no || ||Eggdrop bot ||no || ||Website ||yes (username.blinkenshell.org) || ||PHP ||yes (v 5) || ||<style="vertical-align: top;">MySQL DBs ||<style="vertical-align: top;">yes (1) || ||<style="vertical-align: top;">E-Mail ||<style="vertical-align: top;">yes (web access) || ||<style="vertical-align: top;">Web ||<style="vertical-align: top;">[http://titan.blinkenshell.org http://titan.blinkenshell.org/] || ||<style="vertical-align: top;">Price ||<style="vertical-align: top;">Free! (No setup fee, no monthly cost) || |
Read more about the [[Info/About|Blinkenshell]] project and its history. |
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| If you have any questions or just want to talk to us, come on in and join the [[Info/IRC|chat]]! IRC: #blinkenshell @ irc.blinkenshell.org Port 6697 SSL (irc://irc.blinkenshell.org:+6697/blinkenshell) Follow Blinkenshell news: [[https://independence.blinkenshell.org/blog/|Blog]], [[https://independence.blinkenshell.org/blog/feed/|Blog RSS Feed]], [[http://blinkenshell.org/wiki/RecentChanges?action=rss_rc|Wiki RSS Feed]], [[http://twitter.com/blinkenshell|Twitter]], [[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Blinkenshell/168436613199484|Facebook Pages]] == Accounts == ||<tablewidth="700px">'''Service''' ||''' Free ''' || ''' [[Info/Supporter|Supporter]] ''' || ||SSH & SFTP Access ||{{attachment:yes.png}} || {{attachment:yes.png}} || ||Disk Quota ||100 MB || 1000 MB || ||Background Processes ||2 ||5 || ||Detach (GNU Screen) ||{{attachment:yes.png}} ||{{attachment:yes.png}} || ||IPv4 & IPv6 IRC access ||{{attachment:yes.png}} ||{{attachment:yes.png}} || ||Bouncer (BNC) ||{{attachment:no.png}} ||{{attachment:yes.png}} || ||IRC bots ||{{attachment:no.png}} ||{{attachment:yes.png}} || ||SSH Tunneling ||{{attachment:no.png}} ||{{attachment:no.png}} || ||Website ||{{attachment:yes.png}} ||{{attachment:yes.png}} || ||PHP & CGI ||{{attachment:no.png}} ||{{attachment:yes.png}} || ||MySQL DB ||{{attachment:no.png}} ||{{attachment:yes.png}} || ||E-Mail ||{{attachment:yes.png}} ||{{attachment:yes.png}} || ||Monthly Price ||Free! ||[[Info/Supporter|From 17 SEK/mo]] Anniversary offer || ||Setup Fee ||Free! ||No setup fee || |
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| * ["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!). No bots are allowed: ["Bots"]. No bouncers (BNC). * IM: CenterICQ (ICQ, AIM, Yahoo, MSN), tmsnc (MSN), ekg (gadugadu), pidgin (AIM, MSN, Jabber, Yahoo and more). |
* Secure remote login and file transfers via [[SSH]] and [[SFTP]]. * 100/1000 MiB Quota (shared for homedir, website and mail) * Session detach via [[Screen]] or [[tmux]], so you can keep your programms running in the background while you're logged off. * IRC access via [[irssi]], [[weechat]] etc. Access to all major [[Info/IRC|IRC]] networks (IPv4 and [[IPv6]]). Bots and bouncers are only allowed on [[Info/Supporter|supporter accounts]]. * IM: bitlbee, centerim (ICQ, AIM, Yahoo, MSN, Jabber), pidgin/finch (AIM, MSN, Jabber, Yahoo), mcabber (Jabber), bti (twitter) * Development environment: compilers (C, C++), interpreters (Python, Perl, PHP, Ruby, TCL), editors (Emacs, nano, VIm), utilities (diff, Subversion, CVS, Bazaar, GIT) * [[Info/Webhosting]] `http://<username>.blinkenshell.org` ([[PHP]], [[CGI]], SSI, custom .htaccess) * SQL Databases via SQLite or [[Info/MySQL|MySQL]] (only on [[Info/Supporter|supporter accounts]]) * E-Mail access via alpine or webmail, get your own email address (or forward) at blinkenshell: username(at)blinkenshell.org Webmail, SMTP and IMAPs access * [[Games]]: [[MUD|MUDs]] and other text-based games * Browse the web via text-based browsers such as links2 and elinks. Textbased FTP clients. * Network diagnostics: ping, traceroute, dig, nslookup, whois, geoiplookup |
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| * 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 ;-) |
[[Info/Software|Programs/software]] installed on Blinkenshell. Why would you need all this? Take a look at some common [[UsageScenarios|usage scenarios]]. |
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| * 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) == [[Include(OperationalStatus,,from="== Planned downtime ==",to="== Recent downtime ==")]] |
* CPU: Intel Xeon quad-core * RAM: 32 GB ECC REG * Connection: 100 Mbit/s downstream, 10 Mbit/s upstream (Static IPs, Reverse DNS, [[Info/IPv6|IPv6]]) * OS: [[http://www.gentoo.org|Gentoo Linux]] on main SSH-server. Ubuntu, Debian, NexentaStor, OpenBSD and FreeBSD for support services. * Location: Linkoping, Sweden * [[http://blinkenshell.org/stats/|Stats]] |
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| More: OperationalStatus | == Contact == * [[Info/IRC|IRC]]: '''#blinkenshell''' @ [[BlinkenIRC]] ([[https://blinkenshell.org/cgiirc/|Webchat]]) * Support/Help: [[Info/Support|Support info]] * Admin E-mail: [[JohanMarcusson|independence]] at blinkenshell.org |
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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: |
== More == * [[Info]] - Links to pages with more information about Blinkenshell * [[Info/IRC|IRC]] - Chat with us * [[FAQ]] - Frequently asked questions and answers * [[Links]] - Some external links |
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| * ["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! |
This website is based on MoinMoin wiki engine. You can edit the contents of the pages by logging in with your [[Info/Signup|signup account]]. |
Blinkenshell - Free UNIX Shell Accounts!
Translations: Français - Svenska - Deutsch - Serbian - Suomi - Pусский язык - Nederlands - Español - Italiano
Welcome to Blinkenshell! This is a free UNIX shell provider. Here you can get your own personal shell account on a Linux server for free! The only requirements is that you actively participate in our community and follow the rules.
Blinkenshell is a mature shell provider, the service has been online since 2006 and there are several hundred members. We're still accepting new members, if you're interested in signing up for an account take a look at the Signup info.
Blinkenshell is built around an online community with friendly and helpful users. This is a great place to be if you are looking for somewhere to learn more about UNIX, networking, programming or meet other people with similar interests as yours. Many use their shell accounts to run an always-online IRC client (screened irssi) or host a webpage for example. Read about some other common usage scenarios.
Keep in mind that 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. This is a hobby project!
Read more about the Blinkenshell project and its history.
If you have any questions or just want to talk to us, come on in and join the chat! IRC: #blinkenshell @ irc.blinkenshell.org Port 6697 SSL (irc://irc.blinkenshell.org:+6697/blinkenshell)
Follow Blinkenshell news: Blog, Blog RSS Feed, Wiki RSS Feed, Twitter, Facebook Pages
Accounts
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Disk Quota |
100 MB |
1000 MB |
Background Processes |
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5 |
Detach (GNU Screen) |
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IPv4 & IPv6 IRC access |
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Bouncer (BNC) |
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IRC bots |
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SSH Tunneling |
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Website |
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PHP & CGI |
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MySQL DB |
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Monthly Price |
Free! |
From 17 SEK/mo Anniversary offer |
Setup Fee |
Free! |
No setup fee |
Services
- 100/1000 MiB Quota (shared for homedir, website and mail)
Session detach via Screen or tmux, so you can keep your programms running in the background while you're logged off.
IRC access via irssi, weechat etc. Access to all major IRC networks (IPv4 and IPv6). Bots and bouncers are only allowed on supporter accounts.
- IM: bitlbee, centerim (ICQ, AIM, Yahoo, MSN, Jabber), pidgin/finch (AIM, MSN, Jabber, Yahoo), mcabber (Jabber), bti (twitter)
- Development environment: compilers (C, C++), interpreters (Python, Perl, PHP, Ruby, TCL), editors (Emacs, nano, VIm), utilities (diff, Subversion, CVS, Bazaar, GIT)
Info/Webhosting http://<username>.blinkenshell.org (PHP, CGI, SSI, custom .htaccess)
SQL Databases via SQLite or MySQL (only on supporter accounts)
- E-Mail access via alpine or webmail, get your own email address (or forward) at blinkenshell: username(at)blinkenshell.org Webmail, SMTP and IMAPs access
- Browse the web via text-based browsers such as links2 and elinks. Textbased FTP clients.
- Network diagnostics: ping, traceroute, dig, nslookup, whois, geoiplookup
Programs/software installed on Blinkenshell. Why would you need all this? Take a look at some common usage scenarios.
Server info
- CPU: Intel Xeon quad-core
- RAM: 32 GB ECC REG
Connection: 100 Mbit/s downstream, 10 Mbit/s upstream (Static IPs, Reverse DNS, IPv6)
OS: Gentoo Linux on main SSH-server. Ubuntu, Debian, NexentaStor, OpenBSD and FreeBSD for support services.
- Location: Linkoping, Sweden
Contact
IRC: #blinkenshell @ BlinkenIRC (Webchat)
Support/Help: Support info
Admin E-mail: independence at blinkenshell.org
More
Info - Links to pages with more information about Blinkenshell
IRC - Chat with us
FAQ - Frequently asked questions and answers
Links - Some external links
This website is based on MoinMoin wiki engine. You can edit the contents of the pages by logging in with your signup account.