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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 UNIX 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 creating a wiki user (a wiki user is not the same thing as a system account, you can not SSH to the server with this account.) | 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 [:Info/IRC:Chat with us]! | 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 == * '''IRC:''' I think irc.overloadx.net has stopped working. Join us at '''#blinkenshell @ chat.freenode.net:6667''' ! * New: [http://blinkenshell.org/lists/?p=subscribe Sign up for Blinkenshell's Newsletter!] * A new CategoryHowto on how to use ["Howto/XChat"] to connect to ["Info/IRC"]. * Everything up and running, we are accepting new registrations. == Short info == There is currently one server on Blinkenshell, it's called Titan. ||<tablewidth="500px">'''Name''' ||'''Blinkenshell - Titan ''' || ||SSH Access ||yes || ||SFTP Access ||yes || ||Quota ||50 MB || ||Screen ||yes || ||Background Processes ||2 || ||Bouncer (BNC) ||no || ||IRC bot ||no || ||SSH Tunneling||no || ||Website ||yes (username.blinkenshell.org) || ||PHP & CGI ||yes || ||MySQL DB ||yes (1) || ||E-Mail ||yes || ||Web ||[http://titan.blinkenshell.org http://titan.blinkenshell.org/] || ||Price ||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]] == Account Types == ||<tablewidth="700px">'''Service''' ||''' [[Info/Signup|Free|title=Sign up for a free account]] ''' || ''' [[Info/Supporter|Supporter|title=More details on Supporter accounts]] ''' || ||SSH & SFTP Access ||✔ ||✔ || ||Disk Quota ||100 MB || 1000 MB || ||Background Processes ||2 ||5 || ||Detach (GNU Screen, tmux) ||✔ ||✔ || ||IPv4 & IPv6 IRC access (irssi, weechat) ||✔ ||✔ || ||Bouncer (BNC, znc) || ||✔ || ||IRC bots || ||✔ || ||Website ||✔ ||✔ || ||PHP & CGI || ||✔ || ||MySQL DB || ||✔ || ||E-Mail ||✔ ||✔ || ||Monthly Price ||Free! ||[[Info/Supporter|From 25 SEK/mo|title=More details on Supporter accounts]] || ||Setup Fee ||[[Info/Signup|Free!|title=Sign up for a free account]] ||[[Info/Supporter|No setup fee|title=More details on Supporter accounts]] || |
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| * Secure remote login and file transfers via ["SSH"] and SFTP. * 50 MB Quota (25 MB for homedir and 25 MB for website) * IRC access via irssi, BitchX or ircII in screen (detachable). Connectable to all major IRCnets (IPv4). No Bots or bouncers allowed. * IM: CenterICQ (ICQ, AIM, Yahoo, MSN), tmsnc (MSN), ekg (gadugadu), pidgin (AIM, MSN, Jabber, Yahoo and more). * Development environment: compilers (C, C++ etc), interpreters (Python, Perl, PHP, Ruby), code editors (Emacs, nano, VIm), utilities (Subversion, CVS, Bazaar, GIT). * Webhosting: <username>.blinkenshell.org. ["PHP"] and CGI available. * SQL Databases via SQLite or MySQL (ask for MySQL setup, not enabled by default). * E-Mail: username@blinkenshell.org (not enabled by default, ask for setup) * If you need more space or some other service not listed here, talk to ["Independence"]. It will require a small donation however ;-) |
* 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 [[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 * 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] [[Include(OperationalStatus,"Operational Status",2,from="== Downtimes ==",to="=== Past 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 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!) |
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| Contact information: | * [[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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| * ["IRC"]: '''#blinkenshell''' @ irc.overloadx.net ( 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! |
== 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 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
Account Types
Service |
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SSH & SFTP Access |
✔ |
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Disk Quota |
100 MB |
1000 MB |
Background Processes |
2 |
5 |
Detach (GNU Screen, tmux) |
✔ |
✔ |
IPv4 & IPv6 IRC access (irssi, weechat) |
✔ |
✔ |
Bouncer (BNC, znc) |
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✔ |
IRC bots |
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✔ |
Website |
✔ |
✔ |
PHP & CGI |
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✔ |
MySQL DB |
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✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
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Monthly Price |
Free! |
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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.