Amber

Hardware: Several Pentium 4 and Celeron based machines
Operating system: FreeBSD, Debian Linux
Quota: 100MB
Internet connection: 100mbit/s
Services/programs: Typical development, web, email tools. No IRC
IRC access: No
Background processes allowed: Yes
Other info: Amber has been offering free services since 1999.

bsd.miki.eu.org

Hardware: Intel Pentium 166MHz, 128MB RAM
Operating system: FreeBSD
Quota: 30MB, more on request
Internet connection: 460kbs
Services/programs: unrestricted shell access, http, ssh, pop3s, smtp, webmail, php
IRC access: yes
Background processes allowed: yes
Other info: incoming connections are blocked – only ssh, smtp, http, pop3 are allowed. so proxies like psybnc will not work

Bshellz

Hardware: dual core athlon64, 2GB, 0.8TB
Operating system: debian-grsec
Quota: 50MB
Internet connection: 100Mb
Services/programs: PHP, Perl, cgi-bin, irssi, screen, bitchx, SILC, lftp, IMAP, nethack, gcc/make/etc… any community requested…
IRC access: yes
Background processes allowed: limited
Other info: Users with free account (i.e haven’t donated) must visit our IRC channel at least once every 168 hours. (1 Week) and Say in channel !keep . If users dont say !keep we assume they don’t wan’t their shell and it will be deleted!

Caledonia

Hardware: Pentium(r) 4 CPU 3Ghz
Operating system: Linux Debian Sarge
Quota: 5mb (can be increased within reason)
Services/programs: Apache, psyBNC, eggdrop, perl, python, sqmail… You can install any programs you wish, apart from ones violating our rules.
IRC access: Yes
Background processes allowed: 4
Other info: psyBNC is limited to three users, and one bnc per account.

ClueNet

Hardware: Cluenet is a network of many different servers pooling resources. A single Cluenet account gets access to all the servers. Each server has different hardware and software. The servers are maintained by different administrators and are at different locations with different Internet connection speeds. New servers are being added all the time. Hardware of individual servers can be found at http://www.cluenet.org/wiki/index.php/Cluenet_Servers
Services/programs: Cluenet provides many different services including web hosting, email, distcc cluster, experimental personal VPSs, and IPv6 over TCP tunnels. The email includes POP3, IMAP4, webmail, authenticated SMTP, and all of the SSL/TLS variants. The programs available on individual shell servers vary, but collectively eggdrops, bncs, ircds, and other daemons are allowed. A good set of applications are provided on many servers including compilers and text email clients.
IRC access: Full IRC access is allowed from most Cluenet shell servers including IPv6 access and SSL libraries.
Background processes allowed: Yes. Individual Cluenet servers may allow different numbers of background processes, but the total is quite high.
Other info: Cluenet is a network of a bunch of different servers under different administrators tightly linked together. They are not individual shell services and carry no individual name other than the hostname. The domain name for all servers is *.cluenet.org. Cluenet is based around the community.

Devilix.org

Hardware: Pentium 4 2GHz, 1280MB RAM
Operating system: FreeBSD
Quota: 5 MB.
Internet connection: 1 Mbps
Services/programs: Own homepage with PHP4, cgi-bin, MySQL. Own mail (Pop3/SMTP). Bot, BitchX, epic etc.. NO psyBNC\’s! Access to IPv6 Vhosts. Pine / Pico / Jed / joe.
IRC access: Yes
Background processes allowed: 2

Geekshells

Operating system: FreeBSD.
Quota: 5 MB.
Services/programs: Eggdrop, MySQL, HTTP, FTP, IMAP, POP3, virtual hosts.
IRC access: Yes, but only to IPv6 networks.
Background processes allowed: Unlimited.

hax.tor.hu

Hardware: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
Operating system: Linux Debian Etch
Quota: none
Internet connection: 100 Mbit but routed through TOR
Services/programs: c, gcc, python, php, perl, mtr, apache, etc.
IRC access: yes
Background processes allowed: yes
Other info: Five warmup challenges are required for registration. Part of the hax.tor.hu project.

Learning Shells

Hardware: Intel Q6600 Quad Core 2.4Ghz CPU, Intel motherboard, 8GB RAM, 650 GB HDD, UPS & Fuel Power Generator
Operating system: Debian Linux
Quota: 50MB
Internet connection: 10 Mbit
Services/programs: Able to compile programs. Personal unix email account. Personal webpage. Background processes. Accessible via ssh and sftp
IRC access: No
Background processes allowed: Yes
Other info: This service is offered free of charge for anyone who wishes to learn the linux operating system without installing it on their own computer. Simple, free, convenient. Students and educators are welcomed as well as anyone else interested.

Netburst

Services/programs: irc related services ( irssi, BitchX, eggdrop, psybnc ), webhosting ( MySQL database ), educational purposes
IRC access: Yes

Nonlogic

Hardware: P4 1600Mhz
Operating system: Debian Linux
Quota: 2GB
Internet connection: 2mbps
Services/programs: GCC, Webspace, PHP/MySQL, Python
IRC access: No
Background processes allowed: 16

NullShells

Hardware: 2.00GHZ w/ 512MB DDR, 1.8GHZ w/ 512 MB DDR, and 500mhz w/ 512MB SDRAM
Operating system: Linux / FreeBSD
Quota: Reasonable usage is based on donations
Internet connection: 768Kbit/8.5Mbit
Services/programs: ssh, sftp, ftps, webspace, php, perl, mysql, bitchx, irssi, screen, ircd, ivp6 vhosts, lynx, gcc, cron, mc, and more…
IRC access: Is Availible
Background processes allowed: Upon Authorization
Other info: Find out more by joining irc.nullshells.net #help

Oceanius Shells

Hardware: Group of Hobbiest Shell Providers, hosted on anything from P2 home machines to Dedicated machines in datacenters scattered across the globe.
Operating system: Linux / FreeBSD
Quota: Depends on Server
Internet connection: Cable to 5mbit
Services/programs: Services are dependant on which server you select, however services we offer include: development tools (gcc, yacc, perl, python, etc.), irssi/bitchx + screen, eggdrops, and webhosting.
IRC access: Yes
Background processes allowed: Yes, limit determined by server administrators.
Other info: We currently have four shell servers in operation, three of which are currently accepting new users. Users must be active in our community in order to keep their shell accounts, as we offer services some other free shell projects do not – some of which can be abusive, so we monitor users very closely.

Oldum Networks

Hardware: pentium 2 klamath at 300Mhz, 128 SDRAM + 32 EDO RAM. 4,3 GB hdd.
Operating system: GNU/Debian Linux
Internet connection: 256kbps up/down
Services/programs: any service/program requested have 99% chance of getting installed!
IRC access: Yes
Background processes allowed: as many as needed, as long as they do not overload the server.
Other info: Shells Oldum Net has been up for a few years now, but only recently it offers free access not only to selected people but to the general public. Tends to be fast and stable.

Shellweb.net

Operating system: Ubuntu Linux 6.10
Services/programs: Web Mail Access, Home page access, FTP access, MySQL Database, SSH access, screen, BitchX, irssi, Much Much More!
IRC access: Yes

Singularity Project

Operating system: FreeBSD
Quota: 20 Mb
Services/programs: gcc, cc, perl, php, python, BitchX, pico, emacs, lynx, wget and …..
IRC access: Yes
Background processes allowed: Yes, but NOT psyBNC, Eggdrop, BNC

St0rage

Hardware: AMD 1.3Ghz, 512MB RAM
Operating system: Debian Testing
Quota: 500MB
Internet connection: Partial T1
Services/programs: screen, gpg, encryption, c/c++/java compilers, irssi
IRC access: yes
Background processes allowed: yes

SystemShell

Hardware: Dual Xeon Processer 2.6Ghz 2Gb-RAM
Operating system: Ubuntu Linux.
Quota: 50 MB.
Internet connection: 100 Mbit.
Services/programs: All stable packages installed, upgraded, and secure.
IRC access: Yes, irc.systemshell.net
Background processes allowed: 5.
Other info: No outbound internet access.

TerminalUnix

Hardware: Celeron 800 MHz, 320 MB RAM, 20 GB disk space
Operating system: FreeBSD 6.0
Internet connection: 3Mbit down/256Kbit up
Services/programs: web space, php, MySQL, email, most popular programs, new stuff installed upon request
IRC access: Yes

wiggynet.org.uk

Hardware: MD Athlon 64 X2 Dual core 4400+ box with 3GB RAM 5GB SWAP and 1TB Effective storage space (2.8 TB actual, RAID 5) plus weekly backup to DLT tape.
Operating system: Slackware 11
Quota: 5 Gbytes! of disk quota to store files, mysql database and/or mail.
Internet connection: 10 Mbps uplink (10 down. 4.7 up)
Services/programs: A 24×7 SSH connection to a UNIX host connected on the Internet. FULL Shell! An e-mail address: yourusername@wiggynet.org.uk, Access via a POP3, IMAP server or a webmail interface. A homepage http://www.wiggynet.org.uk/~yourusername/. A LAMP Setup i.e. MySql / php4. Usermin. IRC clients. The complete set of UNIX/Gnu tools. IRC bots, proxies, TOR ect. Background processes. Compilation/execution of your own apps. Secure storage, drop-box ect.
IRC access: yes
Background processes allowed: yes, all

UnixPod

Operating system: GNU/Debian 4.0
Quota: 500MB can be increased
Services/programs: vim, emacs, lynx, pine with plenty more
IRC access: Yes
Background processes allowed: Yes
Other info: Needs a viable reason to get signed up, Open Source software only