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| #pragma keywords free shell account, free unix shell, shell account, irc, shell, unix, irssi, screen, blinkenshell | #pragma keywords free shell account, free unix shell, shell account, irc, shell, free shells, unix, irssi, screen, blinkenshell |
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| '''Translations:''' [ [[Start/FR|Français]] {{http://blinkenshell.org/moindata/icons/fr.png}} ] - [ [[Start/SV|Svenska]] {{http://blinkenshell.org/moindata/icons/se.png}} ] - [ [[Start/DE|Deutsch]] {{http://blinkenshell.org/moindata/icons/de.png}} ] - [ [[Start/SR|Serbian]] {{http://blinkenshell.org/moindata/icons/rs.png}} ] | '''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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| Hi there, and welcome to Blinkenshell.org! This is a '''free UNIX shell provider'''. Here you can get your own personal [[Shell_Account|shell account]] on a Linux Server for free! The only requirements is that you actively participate in our community and follow the rules and guidelines. | 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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| Blinkenshell is an online community with helpful and friendly users who are curious to learn more about interesting technologies and computers. You can read more about Blinkenshell here: [[Info/About| About Blinkenshell]]. | 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 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. For some common usage scenarios of a shell account, take a look here: [[UsageScenarios]]. Blinkenshell is a mature shell provider, the service has been online for over a year and a half and there are more than 200 user accounts registered. We're still accepting new members of course, 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 [[Info/IRC|join our chat room]]! (IRC: #blinkenshell @ irc.allshells.net) | Read more about the [[Info/About|Blinkenshell]] project and its history. |
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| ## Don't translate these, just skip this or refer to the English page instead. It's too hard to keep up to date in translations. == Current events == * All users now have a userpage on the wiki ([[CategoryHomepage]]), and it's possible to use your signup account to log in to the wiki again. [[http://independence.blinkenshell.org/blog/?p=28|Blog entry]] * The [[Info/MUD|MUD]] is back online again (now accepts remote connections too) * [[Planet_Blinkenshell]] - an aggregation of blogs of Blinkenshell's members. Here you can read about news/changes on Blinkenshell (my blog) and random postings from other members. * 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]]! Connect to IRC #blinkenshell @ irc.blinkenshell.org Port 6697 SSL or use the [[https://webirc.blinkenshell.org|Webchat]]. |
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| == Overview == ||<tablewidth="500px">'''Service''' ||'''[[http://titan.blinkenshell.org|Titan]] (Free account) ''' || ||SSH & SFTP Access ||{{http://blinkenshell.org/moindata/accept.png|Yes}} || ||Disk Quota ||50 MB || ||Background Processes ||2 || ||Detach (GNU Screen) ||{{http://blinkenshell.org/moindata/accept.png|Yes}} || ||IPv4 IRC access ||{{http://blinkenshell.org/moindata/accept.png|Yes}} || ||Bouncer (BNC) ||{{http://blinkenshell.org/moindata/delete.png|No}} || ||IRC bots ||{{http://blinkenshell.org/moindata/delete.png|No}} || ||SSH Tunneling ||{{http://blinkenshell.org/moindata/delete.png|No}} || ||Website ||{{http://blinkenshell.org/moindata/accept.png|Yes}} || ||PHP & CGI ||{{http://blinkenshell.org/moindata/accept.png|Yes}} || ||MySQL DB ||{{http://blinkenshell.org/moindata/accept.png|Yes}} || ||E-Mail ||{{http://blinkenshell.org/moindata/accept.png|Yes}} || ||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]] == 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) || ||✔ || ||Custom vhost || ||✔* || ||Static HTTPS Website ||✔ ||✔ || ||Dynamic Website, PHP / CGI || ||✔ || ||MySQL DB || ||✔ || ||E-Mail Account @blinkenshell.org ||✔ ||✔ || ||Monthly Price ||Free! ||[[Info/Supporter|From 3€/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]] || * custom vhost requires a domain name and has an additional fee of 1€/IP |
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| * 50 MB Quota (25 MB for homedir and 25 MB for website) * IRC access via irssi, weechat, BitchX or ircII (gnu screen allowed -> detachable). Connectable to all major IRCnets (via IPv4). No Bots or bouncers allowed! * IM: centerim (ICQ, AIM, Yahoo, MSN, Jabbec), pidgin/finch (AIM, MSN, Jabber, Yahoo), tmsnc (MSN), ekg (gadugadu), 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]] (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) |
* 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 |
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| * Network diagnostics: ping, tracepath, host (DNS lookup) | * Network diagnostics: ping, traceroute, dig, nslookup, whois, geoiplookup * Integrate with your smartphone ([[AndroidApps]]) |
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| Why would you need all this? Take a look at some common [[UsageScenarios]]. | [[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: 2048 MB DDR * Connection: 8 Mbit/s downstream, 1 Mbit/s upstream (ADSL, Static IP, Reverse DNS) * UPS: 700VA * OS: [[http://www.gentoo.org|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|Top Uptimes]] |
* 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 info for JohanMarcusson, Blinkenshell admin and founder: * [[Info/IRC|IRC]]: '''#blinkenshell @ irc.allshells.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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| * [[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. |
* [[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 logging in with your signup account or 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! Connect to IRC #blinkenshell @ irc.blinkenshell.org Port 6697 SSL or use the Webchat.
Follow Blinkenshell news: Twitter, Blog, Blog RSS Feed, Wiki RSS Feed
Account Types
Service |
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SSH & SFTP Access |
✔ |
✔ |
Disk Quota |
100 MB |
1000 MB |
128 MB |
256 MB |
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Detach (GNU Screen, tmux) |
✔ |
✔ |
IPv4 & IPv6 IRC access (irssi, weechat) |
✔ |
✔ |
Bouncer (BNC, znc) |
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✔ |
IRC bots |
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✔ |
Listen TCP/UDP port (custom server) |
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✔ |
Custom vhost |
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✔* |
Static HTTPS Website |
✔ |
✔ |
Dynamic Website, PHP / CGI |
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✔ |
MySQL DB |
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✔ |
E-Mail Account @blinkenshell.org |
✔ |
✔ |
Monthly Price |
Free! |
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Setup Fee |
* custom vhost requires a domain name and has an additional fee of 1€/IP
Services
- 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
- 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
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.