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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 |
#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 |
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| Hi there, and 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 you participate in the community (chat etc) and follow the rules. | |
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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 and related technologies. [:Info/About:More info]. 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 a place to run [:Info/IRC:IRC] from. You can also create advanced websites with dynamic content and database storage. Take a look at some common ["UsageScenarios"]. | ## If you're translating, just refer to the english page. See Start/SE for example. '''Translations:''' [[Start/FR|{{http://blinkenshell.org/static/icons/fr.png}}]][[Start/FR|Français]] - [[Start/SV|{{http://blinkenshell.org/static/icons/se.png}}]][[Start/SV|Svenska]] - [[Start/DE|{{http://blinkenshell.org/static/icons/de.png}}]][[Start/DE|Deutsch]] - [[Start/SR|{{http://blinkenshell.org/static/icons/rs.png}}]][[Start/SR|Serbian]] - [[Start/FI|{{http://blinkenshell.org/static/icons/fi.png}}]][[Start/FI|Suomi]] - [[Start/RU|{{http://blinkenshell.org/static/icons/ru.png}}]][[Start/RU|Pусский язык]] - [[Start/NL|{{http://blinkenshell.org/static/icons/nl.png}}]][[Start/NL|Nederlands]] - [[Start/ES|{{http://blinkenshell.org/static/icons/es.png}}]][[Start/ES|Español]] - [[Start/IT|{{http://blinkenshell.org/static/icons/it.png}}]][[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 for over four years (since summer 2006) and there are more than 300 user accounts registered. 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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| If you have any questions or just want to chat, join the [:Info/IRC:chat channel]! | 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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| == Current events == * PasswordPolicy updated. * Signup program updated: ["bs signup"] * Updated security info and HTTPS certificate: ["Info/Security"] * New: [http://blinkenshell.org/lists/?p=subscribe Sign up for Blinkenshell's Newsletter!] * Everything up and running, we are accepting new registrations. == Overview == ||<tablewidth="500px">'''Service''' ||'''[http://titan.blinkenshell.org Titan] (Free account) ''' || ||SSH & SFTP Access ||http://blinkenshell.org/media/moindata/accept.png || ||Disk Quota ||50 MB || ||Background Processes ||2 || ||Detach (GNU Screen) ||http://blinkenshell.org/media/moindata/accept.png || ||IPv4 IRC access ||http://blinkenshell.org/media/moindata/accept.png || ||Bouncer (BNC) ||http://blinkenshell.org/media/moindata/delete.png || ||IRC bots ||http://blinkenshell.org/media/moindata/delete.png || ||SSH Tunneling ||http://blinkenshell.org/media/moindata/delete.png || ||Website ||http://blinkenshell.org/media/moindata/accept.png || ||PHP & CGI ||http://blinkenshell.org/media/moindata/accept.png || ||MySQL DB ||http://blinkenshell.org/media/moindata/accept.png || ||E-Mail ||http://blinkenshell.org/media/moindata/accept.png || ||Monthly Price ||0$ (Free!) || ||Setup Fee ||0$ (Free!) || |
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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| Read more about the [[Info/About|Blinkenshell]] project and its history. 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: [[http://independence.blinkenshell.org/blog/|Blog]], [[https://independence.blinkenshell.org/blog/feed/|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 ||{{http://blinkenshell.org/static/accept.png|Yes}} || {{http://blinkenshell.org/static/accept.png|Yes}} || ||Disk Quota ||100 MB || 1000 MB || ||Background Processes ||2 ||5 || ||Detach (GNU Screen) ||{{http://blinkenshell.org/static/accept.png|Yes}} ||{{http://blinkenshell.org/static/accept.png|Yes}} || ||IPv4 & IPv6 IRC access ||{{http://blinkenshell.org/static/accept.png|Yes}} ||{{http://blinkenshell.org/static/accept.png|Yes}} || ||Bouncer (BNC) ||{{http://blinkenshell.org/static/delete.png|No}} ||{{http://blinkenshell.org/static/accept.png|Yes}} || ||IRC bots ||{{http://blinkenshell.org/static/delete.png|No}} ||{{http://blinkenshell.org/static/accept.png|Yes}} || ||SSH Tunneling ||{{http://blinkenshell.org/static/delete.png|No}} ||{{http://blinkenshell.org/static/delete.png|No}} || ||Website ||{{http://blinkenshell.org/static/accept.png|Yes}} ||{{http://blinkenshell.org/static/accept.png|Yes}} || ||PHP & CGI ||{{http://blinkenshell.org/static/delete.png|No}} ||{{http://blinkenshell.org/static/accept.png|Yes}} || ||MySQL DB ||{{http://blinkenshell.org/static/delete.png|No}} ||{{http://blinkenshell.org/static/accept.png|Yes}} || ||E-Mail ||{{http://blinkenshell.org/static/accept.png|Yes}} ||{{http://blinkenshell.org/static/accept.png|Yes}} || ||Monthly Price ||Free! ||[[Info/Supporter|From 25 SEK/mo]] || ||Setup Fee ||Free! ||No setup fee || |
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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 (via IPv4). No Bots or bouncers allowed! * IM: CenterICQ (ICQ, AIM, Yahoo, MSN), tmsnc (MSN), ekg (gadugadu), pidgin (AIM, MSN, Jabber, Yahoo) * Development environment: compilers (C, C++ etc), interpreters (Python, Perl, PHP, Ruby), code editors (Emacs, nano, VIm), utilities (Subversion, CVS, Bazaar, GIT) * ["Info/Webhosting"] `http://<username>.blinkenshell.org` (["PHP"], ["CGI"], SSI, custom .htaccess) * SQL Databases via SQLite or ["MySQL"] (MySQL not enabled by default, ask for setup) * E-Mail access via mutt or pine, get your own email address (or forward) at blinkenshell: username@blinkenshell.org Webmail, SMTP and IMAPs access (not enabled by default, ask for setup) * ["Games"]: [:MUD:MUDs] and other text-based games * Browse the web via text-based browsers such as links2 and elinks. Why would you need all this? Take a look at some common ["UsageScenarios"]. |
* Secure remote login and file transfers via [[SSH]] and [[SFTP]]. * 100/1000 MiB Quota (shared for homedir, website and mail) * IRC access via irssi, weechat or BitchX. Screen/detach is available, so you can keep the client running in the background. Access to all major IRC networks (IPv4 and [[IPv6]]). Bots and bouncers are only allowed on [[Info/Supporter|supporter accounts]]. * IM: bitlbee, centerim (ICQ, AIM, Yahoo, MSN, Jabbec), pidgin/finch (AIM, MSN, Jabber, Yahoo), mcabber (Jabber) * Development environment: compilers (C, C++), interpreters (Python, Perl, PHP, Ruby), 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]] * 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) * UPS * 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: 8 GB ECC * 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 (secondary server in US) * [[http://blinkenshell.org/stats/|Stats]] |
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| Contact JohanMarcusson: | * [[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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| * ["Info/IRC"]: '''#blinkenshell @ irc.overloadx.net''' ( Webchat access available at: http://blinkenshell.org/cgiirc/ ) * Email: [:JohanMarcusson:independence] at blinkenlights.se == Links == * See menu on the right hand side of the page * ["Info"] - Links to pages with more information. * ["FAQ"] - Frequently asked questions. * ["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!) 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.) |
== 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!
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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 for over four years (since summer 2006) and there are more than 300 user accounts registered. 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, RSS Feed, Twitter, Facebook Pages
Accounts
Service |
Free |
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SSH & SFTP Access |
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Disk Quota |
100 MB |
1000 MB |
Background Processes |
2 |
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! |
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Setup Fee |
Free! |
No setup fee |
Services
- 100/1000 MiB Quota (shared for homedir, website and mail)
IRC access via irssi, weechat or BitchX. Screen/detach is available, so you can keep the client running in the background. 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, Jabbec), pidgin/finch (AIM, MSN, Jabber, Yahoo), mcabber (Jabber)
- Development environment: compilers (C, C++), interpreters (Python, Perl, PHP, Ruby), 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
- 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: 8 GB ECC
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 (secondary server in US)
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.