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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 free shell account, free unix shell, shell account, irc, shell, unix, irssi, screen, blinkenshell
#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 provider''', I (JohanMarcusson aka Independence) provide free shell accounts on a Linux server provided that you actively participate in our community and follow the rules and guidelines.
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The service is intended to create a community with users who are curious to learn more about computers and related technologies. [:Info/About:More info]. This is a great place to be if you are looking for somewhere to learn more about ["UNIX"], networking, programming etc or if you just want a nice place to run your [:Info/IRC:IRC]-client from or host your webpage at. You can read more about what's included in the offer below, and yes - it's all free! Take a look at some more common ["UsageScenarios"]. ## 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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Blinkenshell is now a fairly mature shell provider, the service has been online for over a year now and we've passed 100 users some time ago. We're still accepting new members ofcourse, and we're expanding the community. If you want to sign up, take a look at the [:Info/Signup:Signup Info]. 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]].

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]]'''.

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]], programming, networking, security or meet other people with similar interests as yours. Many use their shell accounts to run an always-online IRC client (screen/detach [[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 just want to talk to us, come on in and join the [:Info/IRC:chat channel]! Read more about the [[Info/About|Blinkenshell]] project and its history.
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== Current events ==
 * PasswordPolicy updated.
 * New: [http://blinkenshell.org/lists/?p=subscribe Sign up for Blinkenshell's Newsletter!]
 * Everything up and running, we are accepting new registrations.
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)
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== 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!) ||
Follow Blinkenshell news: [[http://twitter.com/blinkenshell|Twitter]], [[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]]
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== 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 ||
||[[Info/ResourceLimits|Memory limit]] ||128 MB||256 MB ||
||Detach (GNU Screen, tmux) ||✔ ||✔ ||
||IPv4 & IPv6 IRC access (irssi, weechat) ||✔ ||✔ ||
||Bouncer (BNC, znc) || ||✔ ||
||IRC bots || ||✔ ||
||Listen TCP/UDP port (custom server) || ||✔ ||
||Static Website ||✔ ||✔ ||
||Dynamic Website, PHP / CGI || ||✔ ||
||MySQL DB || ||✔ ||
||E-Mail Account @blinkenshell.org ||✔ ||✔ ||
||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 (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 Disk quota (shared for home directory, 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++, GO), interpreters (Python, Perl, PHP, Ruby, TCL), editors (Emacs, nano, vim), utilities (git, diff, svn)
 * [[Info/Webhosting]] `https://<username>.u.blinkenshell.org` ([[PHP]], [[CGI]], 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
 * Integrate with your smartphone ([[AndroidApps]])

[[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]
 * ["OperationalStatus"], [http://blinkenshell.org/uptime.txt Uptime]
 * CPU: AMD 6-core
 * RAM: 64 GB ECC REG
 * Connection: Static IPs, Reverse DNS, [[Info/IPv6|IPv6]]
 * OS: Ubuntu Linux on the main SSH shell server, Debian, OpenBSD etc for support services.
 * Location: Stockholm, Sweden
 * [[http://blinkenshell.org/stats/|Stats]]
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Contact JohanMarcusson:

 * [:Info/IRC:IRC]: '''#blinkenshell @ irc.overloadx.net''' ( Webchat access available at: http://blinkenshell.org/cgiirc/ )
 * Email: [:JohanMarcusson:independence] at blinkenlights.se
 * [[Info/IRC|IRC]]: '''#blinkenshell''' @ [[BlinkenIRC]] ([[https://webirc.blinkenshell.org/|Webchat]])
 * Support/Help: [[Info/Support|Support info]]
 * Admin E-mail: [[JohanMarcusson|independence]] at blinkenshell.org
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 * See menu on the right hand side of the page
* ["Info"] - Links to pages with more information about Blinkenshell.
 * ["FAQ"] - Frequently asked questions and answers.
 * ["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!)
 * [[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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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.) 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, programming, networking, security or meet other people with similar interests as yours. Many use their shell accounts to run an always-online IRC client (screen/detach 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: Twitter, Blog, Blog RSS Feed, Wiki RSS Feed

Account Types

Service

Free

Supporter

SSH & SFTP Access

Disk Quota

100 MB

1000 MB

Memory limit

128 MB

256 MB

Detach (GNU Screen, tmux)

IPv4 & IPv6 IRC access (irssi, weechat)

Bouncer (BNC, znc)

IRC bots

Listen TCP/UDP port (custom server)

Static Website

Dynamic Website, PHP / CGI

MySQL DB

E-Mail Account @blinkenshell.org

Monthly Price

Free!

From 25 SEK/mo

Setup Fee

Free!

No setup fee

Services

  • Secure remote login and file transfers via SSH and SFTP.

  • 100/1000 MiB Disk quota (shared for home directory, 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++, GO), interpreters (Python, Perl, PHP, Ruby, TCL), editors (Emacs, nano, vim), utilities (git, diff, svn)
  • Info/Webhosting https://<username>.u.blinkenshell.org (PHP, CGI, 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
  • Games: 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
  • Integrate with your smartphone (AndroidApps)

Programs/software installed on Blinkenshell. Why would you need all this? Take a look at some common usage scenarios.

Server info

  • CPU: AMD 6-core
  • RAM: 64 GB ECC REG
  • Connection: Static IPs, Reverse DNS, IPv6

  • OS: Ubuntu Linux on the main SSH shell server, Debian, OpenBSD etc for support services.
  • Location: Stockholm, Sweden
  • Stats

Contact

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.