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= Welcome to Blinkenshell! =
This is a free shell account service. I provide shell access to my server for free if you can prove yourself as a worthy user of the service.
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#pragma description Free UNIX shell service.
#pragma keywords shell account, shell service, free shell, unix shell
= Blinkenshell - Free UNIX Shell Accounts! =
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 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 IRC. 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"].
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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. 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].

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!

If you have any questions or just want to talk to us, come on in and join the [:Info/IRC:chat channel]!

== 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.

== 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!) ||
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 * SSH and SFTP access.
 * 10 MB Quota.
 * Webhost ( no PHP/CGI, shell.blinkenlights.se/rhea/~username )
 * Mail ( username@shell.blinkenlights.se , optional )
 * IRC access ( screen + irssi, bitchx )
== Installed programs ==
 * GNU Screen
 * GNU Emacs
 * GNU GCC
 * Irssi
 * Vim
 * BitchX
 * ELinks
 * Python
 * And more
 * 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"].
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 * CPU: 2 GHz  * CPU: 1.83 GHz AMD
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 * HDD: 3 x 80 GB, RAID 5
 * Connection: 8 Mbit/s down, 1 Mbit/s up (ADSL, Static IP, Reverse DNS)
 * Location: Linkoping, Sweden
 * 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]
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You can reach me here: Contact JohanMarcusson:
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 * IRC channel #blinkenshell @ irc.shellnet.org
 * Email at independence at blinkenlights.se
 * [:Info/IRC:IRC]: '''#blinkenshell @ irc.overloadx.net''' ( Webchat access available at: http://blinkenshell.org/cgiirc/ )
 * Email: [:JohanMarcusson:independence] at blinkenlights.se

== More ==
 * 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!)

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 - Free UNIX Shell Accounts!

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.

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"].

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].

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!

If you have any questions or just want to talk to us, come on in and join the [:Info/IRC:chat channel]!

Current events

Overview

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!)

Services

  • 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"].

Server info

Contact

Contact JohanMarcusson:

  • [:Info/IRC:IRC]: #blinkenshell @ irc.overloadx.net ( Webchat access available at: http://blinkenshell.org/cgiirc/ )

  • Email: [:JohanMarcusson:independence] at blinkenlights.se

More

  • 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!)

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.)