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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! (#blinkenshell @ irc.blinkenshell.org port 6697/SSL BlinkenIRC)

Current events

Blinkenshell has just moved to a new server, read more on the blog.
News Blog
Everything up and running, we are accepting new registrations.

Overview

Service	Free	Supporter
SSH & SFTP Access
Disk Quota	100 MB	1000MB
Background Processes	2	5
Detach (GNU Screen)
IPv4 & IPv6 IRC access
Bouncer (BNC)
IRC bots
SSH Tunneling
Website
PHP & CGI
MySQL DB
E-Mail
Monthly Price	Free!	From 25SEK/mo
Setup Fee	Free!	No setup fee

Services

Secure remote login and file transfers via SSH and SFTP.
100/1000 MiB Quota (shared for homedir, public_html and mail)
IRC access via irssi, weechat or BitchX (gnu screen allowed -> detachable). Connectable to all major IRCnets (via IPv4 or IPv6). No bots or bouncers allowed!
IM: 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 mutt or pine, get your own email address (or forward) at blinkenshell: username@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

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

Server info

CPU: Quad-core Xeon
RAM: 8 GB
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 blinkenlights.se

Info - Links to pages with more information about Blinkenshell.
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.

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#pragma description Free shell service.
#pragma keywords shell account, shell service, free shell, ssh
= 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.
+## Remove the acl-line if you're doing a translation. Add a line with "#language <country-code>"
#acl All:read Known:read Default
#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 ["IRC"].
+## 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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-This website is based on MoinMoin wiki. You can edit the contents of the pages by clicking on "Log in" on the top of the page and then signing up for an account. By creating an account on this webpage you are Not automatically registered for the shell service. Read ["Info/Signup"] for signup instructions for the shell service.
+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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-We are now affilated with Shellsnet! http://www.shellsnet.org/
+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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-== Server problems 18-19 December ==
I've been working hard all night and I'm happy to say that everything seems to be working again. However, all passwords are reset, ask Independence for your new password.
+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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-Since I had to reinstall some of the system, I decided to also move the shell to another partition and increase the quota for all users from 10 MB to 50 MB (25 MB for homedir and 25 MB for websites).
+Read more about the [[Info/About|Blinkenshell]] project and its history.
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-Not all programs are installed yet, if you miss something just ask Independence to install it again. There might also be some problems with the websites since I have not had the time to fully test them yet.
+If you have any questions or just want to talk to us, come on in and join the [[Info/IRC|chat]]! (#blinkenshell @ irc.blinkenshell.org port 6697/SSL [[BlinkenIRC]])
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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.
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- * Server problems, more details above.
 * Blinkenshell is about to move to a new IRC-network because shellsnet is closing down. There is a new channel called #blinkenshell that's available on the IRC-servers irc.systemshell.net and irc.overloadx.net The new doesn't got a website or a name yet, but work is going on.
 * Everything is working fine, we are accepting new registrations.
== Short info ==
There is currently one server on Blinkenshell, it's called Titan.
||<tablewidth="501px" tableheight="345px">'''Name''' ||'''Blinkenshell - Titan ''' ||
||SSH Access ||yes ||
||SFTP Access ||yes ||
||Quota ||50 MB ||
||Screen ||yes ||
||Processes ||25 ||
||Bouncer ||no ||
||Eggdrop bot ||no ||
||Website ||yes (username.blinkenshell.org) ||
||PHP ||yes (v 5) ||
||<style="vertical-align: top;">MySQL DBs ||<style="vertical-align: top;">yes (1) ||
||<style="vertical-align: top;">E-Mail ||<style="vertical-align: top;">yes (web access) ||
||<style="vertical-align: top;">Web ||<style="vertical-align: top;">[http://rhea.blinkenshell.org/ http://titan.blinkenshell.org/] ||
+ * '''Blinkenshell has just moved to a new server, read more on the [[http://independence.blinkenshell.org/blog/|blog]].'''
 * [[http://independence.blinkenshell.org/blog/|News Blog]]
 * Everything up and running, we are accepting new registrations.
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+== Overview ==
||<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 || 1000MB ||
||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 25SEK/mo]] ||
||Setup Fee ||Free! ||No setup fee ||
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- * ["SSH"] and SFTP access
 * 50 MB Quota (25 MB for homedir and 25 MB for website)
 * IRC access via screen and irssi or BitchX. No bots are allowed: ["Bots"]. No bouncers (use screen+irssi instead).
 * ICQ, AIM, Yahoo, MSN access via CenterICQ. Jabber access.
 * Development environment: compilers (C, C++ etc), interpreters (Python, Perl, PHP), code editors (Emacs, nano, VIm), utilities (Subversion, CVS)
 * Webhost (username.blinkenshell.org , ["PHP"] (v5) enabled)
 * Database (MySQL , 5 MB Quota, optional)
 * Mail ( username@blinkenshell.org , optional)
+ * Secure remote login and file transfers via [[SSH]] and [[SFTP]].
 * 100/1000 MiB Quota (shared for homedir, public_html and mail)
 * IRC access via irssi, weechat or BitchX  (gnu screen allowed -> detachable). Connectable to all major IRCnets (via IPv4 or [[IPv6]]). '''No bots or bouncers allowed!'''
 * IM: 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 mutt or pine, get your own email address (or forward) at blinkenshell: username@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: 2.2 GHz
 * RAM: 1024 MB DDR
 * HDD: 3 x 80 GB, RAID 5. 1 x 320 GB SATA.
 * Connection: 8 Mbit/s down, 1 Mbit/s up (ADSL, Static IP, Reverse DNS)
 * OS: GNU/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]
== More info ==
 * ["Info/Signup"] - Instructions on how to apply for an account.
 * ["Info/Rules"] - Rules.
 * ["FAQ"] - Frequently asked questions.
 * ["Webpage"] - Information about this webpage. What it's for and how to use it.
 * ["Links"] - Some external links.
 * TitleIndex - Index of all the pages on this site.
+ * CPU: Quad-core Xeon
 * RAM: 8 GB
 * 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
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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 blinkenlights.se
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- * --(IRC: #blinkenshell @ irc.shellsnet.org)-- (old)
 * IRC: #blinkenshell @ irc.systemshell.net or irc.overloadx.net (new)
+== More ==
 * [[Info]] - Links to pages with more information about Blinkenshell.
 * [[FAQ]] - Frequently asked questions and answers.
 * [[Links]] - Some external links.
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- * Email at: [:JohanMarcusson:independence] at blinkenlights.se
+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]].

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