Free Arch Linux Shell Account

kaitocracy · 2010-04-21 08:34:05

Update: New shell accounts are temporarily frozen until the EC2 transition is complete. Anticipate new accounts being set up this weekend.

Hi, I've a couple of Linode's with spare resources so I thought that I would offer some free shell accounts. There are three servers in total each running Arch Linux hosted in a Newark, New Jersey datacenter.

The following packages are installed:

abs 2.3.4.1-1
alpine 2.00-9
apache 2.2.15-2
aria2 1.9.1-1
aspell 0.60.6-4
bc 1.06-7
cairo 1.8.10-1
ccache 2.4-5
centerim 4.22.9-3
certificates 2010-1
cherrypy 3.1.2-1
clisp 2.48-1
cuneiform 0.9.0-1
curl 7.20.1-1
dictionaries 2010-1
distcc 3.1-3
documentation 2010-1
dovecot 1.2.11-2
ecl 10.4.1-1
elinks 0.11.7-3
emacs 23.1-5
erlang R13B04-3
fontforge 20090923-2
fortune-mod 1.99.1-4
freeimage 3.13.1-1
freetalk 3.2-4
ghostscript 8.71-3
git 1.7.0.5-1
gnupg 1.4.10-2
gnupg2 2.0.14-1
gnuplot 4.2.6-1
graphicsmagick 1.3.12-1
guile 1.8.7-2
icecast 2.3.2-3
imagemagick 6.6.1.4-1
intltool 0.41.1-1
ipsec-tools 0.7.3-2
iptables 1.4.7-1
irssi 0.8.15-1
lilypond 2.12.3-2
links 2.2-4
lua 5.1.4-4
lynx 2.8.7-2
mailx 8.1.1-7
maxima 5.20.1-3
mcabber 0.10.0-2
memcached 1.4.5-1
mercurial 1.5.1-1
naim 0.11.8.3.2-1
nano 2.2.4-1
ne 2.0.3-1
nfs-utils 1.2.2-2
nss_ldap 264-2
ntp 4.2.6-3
ocaml 3.11.2-1
octave 3.2.3-3
openldap 2.4.21-2
openssh 5.4p1-4
openvpn 2.1.1-2
pacman 3.3.3-5
pam_ldap 184-3
pango 1.28.0-1
parrot 2.2.0-4
perl 5.10.1-5
php-full 5.3.2-6
postfix 2.7.0-2
postgis 1.5.1-1
postgresql 8.4.3-2
python 2.6.5-3
python-jinja 2.4.1-1
python3 3.1.2-3
quota-tools 3.17-1
r 2.10.1-1
rpcbind 0.2.0-1
rsync 3.0.7-1
rsyslog 5.4.0-1
rtorrent 0.8.6-2
ruby 1.9.1_p378-2
sbcl 1.0.37-1
screen 4.0.3-8
slrn 0.9.9p1-6
spidermonkey 1.7.0-3
subversion 1.6.9-5
system 2010-1
tcl 8.5.8-1
tcsh 6.17.00-1
tesseract 2.04-3
texlive 2009-1
tin 1.8.3-7
tk 8.5.8-2
toolchain 2010-1
unzip 6.0-5
vifm 0.5-2
vim-full 7.2.284-1
vixie-cron 4.1-11
vsftpd 2.2.2-3
w3m 0.5.2-5
weechat 0.3.1.1-1
xinetd 2.3.14-5
xorg-xauth 1.0.4-1
zsh 4.3.10-3

actionmailer (2.3.5)
actionpack (2.3.5)
activerecord (2.3.5)
activeresource (2.3.5)
activesupport (2.3.5)
capistrano (2.5.18)
fastthread (1.0.7)
highline (1.5.2)
net-scp (1.0.2)
net-sftp (2.0.4)
net-ssh (2.0.22)
net-ssh-gateway (1.0.1)
passenger (2.2.11)
pg (0.9.0)
rack (1.1.0, 1.0.1)
rails (2.3.5)
rake (0.8.7)
rmagick (2.13.1)
sqlite3-ruby (1.2.5)

I've omitted most dependencies to shorten that list. If a package is requested I'll be happy to install it as long as it is reasonable and secure.

You'll be free to run web applications in Python, Ruby, Perl, PHP, etc. You will automatically have a PostgreSQL account with the ability to create databases and if requested you will also be given your own LDAP tree. In addition you'll also have an email account that can be forwarded or accessed via IMAP or POP3.

Feel free to compile software. There's also a whole slew of mathematical, statistical, and scientific software installed so feel free to run mathematical simulations etc.

Each server has a 3GB /tmp partition of which most likely 2.8GB will be accessible to users who need the space temporarily (for compilation, etc.). I'm thinking right now that I'd like to allocate 256MB to each users to start off with and see how things work out from there.

Uptime so far hasn't been fantastic but the servers have been undergoing a lot of changes lately so once everything is set I'm anticipating pretty good uptime.

Basically all I'm asking for in return is that if you see a security hole or something stupid to let me know. I don't expect anyone to look for anything at all but if something happens to catch your attention please forward your concerns to me. Thanks.

Important: I've a new idea I'd like to try out. It turns out that a lot of people only want the account to do some SSH tunneling, which is fine with me but they really won't be using their allotted disk space. The way it works now everyone is guaranteed 256MB of space. If I put any more users on this server I can't guarantee that. In terms of bandwidth, CPU, IO, and RAM however many more users should be able to fit on this server without any problems. Therefore when you request an account (and also for those of you already with them), please specify which option you would like. I will offer 24MB, 96MB, and 256MB accounts.

Please make a reasonable estimate as to how much disk space you will use. You will be able to "upgrade" or "downgrade" later but please make a reasonable estimate now because changing that option later is a lot of work for me. Note that however much space you choose, you will be guaranteed this space but you will not be able to exceed it. Also remember that /tmp has 2.8GB and is the recommended place to do compiling and such.

A 24MB account should be plenty if all you are planning on using it for is SSH tunneling. The 96MB account should be quite sufficient for most purposes. The 256MB account will be needed if you are doing some heavy work.

If you'd like an account please reply to this thread or send me a private message. I need your first and last name as well as your email address. I also need to know whether or not you would like LDAP access. When your account is created you'll receive an email with your temporary password and the instructions for SSH'ing into your server. Please read the information in that email carefully.

Update: A lot of people have been asking for a specific username. The servers have a first.last name username scheme which I really like so unfortunately I can't accommodate this. As a compromise sometime soon I will add something like an alsoKnownAs LDAP attribute for each user that will allow you to log in using the username(s) of your choice. However in terms of the system your uid will still be you first.last name.

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I'd just like to ask how everyone would like to receive information about server updates, scheduled downtime, and information about the systems' conditions in general. I was considering:

1. A blog with an RSS feed
2. Mailing list
3. Messages in the MOTD
4. A forum thread

What does everyone think?

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Last edited by kaitocracy (2010-05-18 20:32:02)

smakked · 2010-04-21 08:58:14

Hey Mate

I would be interested, mainly for learning experience.

Adrian Lynch
smakked@gmail.com

cf8 · 2010-04-21 09:03:56

Hi,
Im very interested in it. Will use for temporary ssh-tunels, 1 ocamml-jabber bot and some static html's.

cf8@cf8.ru

,thx

Last edited by cf8 (2010-04-21 09:08:18)

kaitocracy · 2010-04-21 09:45:57

cf8 wrote:

Hi,
Im very interested in it. Will use for temporary ssh-tunels, 1 ocamml-jabber bot and some static html's.
cf8@cf8.ru
,thx

Hi I'd like to get you set up but I will need your full name. If you would not like to disclose it online please send me a private message. Thanks.

lswest · 2010-04-21 10:04:44

I'd interested in it for sure!

Lucas Westermann
lswest34@gmail.com

I'm sure I'll find it extremely useful for ssh tunneling from open wifi (bit of a security freak ).

Last edited by lswest (2010-04-21 10:05:57)

smakked · 2010-04-21 12:43:26

Awesome, got mine , thanks

igor_b · 2010-04-21 12:56:13

got it
thanks!

Last edited by igor_b (2010-04-22 17:29:51)

grumpyoldtree · 2010-04-21 13:02:10

I'm also interested.

Eric Jones
ericjones@archlinux.us

I don't need SQL or LDAP.

SanskritFritz · 2010-04-21 13:09:16

May I also have one please?
I would use it to test my ssh settings and the firewall.
SanskritFritz**gmail_dot_com
username 'frank' if possible.

SoleSoul · 2010-04-21 14:00:13

I would want one too please.
I really appreciate the offer.

Don't think I'll need SQL and LDAP.

I'm starting my way with ssh now and this could be a very good place to start practicing.

Thank you!

I sent you my name and email by email if you don't mind.

Zeist · 2010-04-21 14:27:06

I would love to one, especially since it would be interesting to test things from inside of the US.

I won't need SQL or LDAP.

zeist as username if possible please.

Last edited by Zeist (2010-04-22 05:23:14)

Оо · 2010-04-21 14:41:07

Sounds great I'd like one acc to test it, also... SQL would be nice as well

Nikola Stojkovic
nikola.stojkovic@gmail.com

bharani · 2010-04-21 14:54:32

I too would like one please
bharanideepan < gmail > com
Username bharani would be nice.

tomk · 2010-04-21 15:05:19

kaitocracy - awesome offer, thanks.

No use for it myself at the moment, but I just thought I'd say that anyway.

YamiFrankc · 2010-04-21 16:07:03

I wold like one, too.
Francisco Trigo
YamiFrankc@gmail.com
Can you make the username yamifrankc?
Thanks

Is it possible to run an IRC bot in this shell?

Last edited by YamiFrankc (2010-04-21 16:10:14)

JHeaton · 2010-04-21 16:07:47

Could I have one as well, please? Something based in the US would be handy to have, and I think what you're offering is fantastic!

Joel Heaton

No need for SQL or LDAP or anything like that.

Thanks

Edit: Email address removed.

Last edited by JHeaton (2010-04-25 19:42:26)

int3 · 2010-04-21 17:05:16

I'm interested! Check your email (:

It would be nice if I could have int3 as my username. Thanks!

Last edited by int3 (2010-04-21 17:06:03)

ilembitov · 2010-04-21 17:35:28

Could I get one, too? Mainly for learning (I never really had any experience with web servers, maybe just some grex.org fiddling).

Ilya Ilembitov

ilembitov at ya dot ru

(would be nice to have ilembitov as username).

Thanks!

Barthalion · 2010-04-21 17:57:17

Bartek Piotrowski
[Email removed, goodbye spambots.]
I don't need SQL or LDAP.

Last edited by Barthalion (2010-06-17 06:08:51)

Renan Birck · 2010-04-21 18:30:47

Renan Birck
renan.dream@gmail.com
I don't need SQL or LDAP, it will be more for the testing of mathematical stuff. Also I will use it for some IRCing (the sysadmins at university blocked a lot of port ranges, including IRC).
Please make the username renan if possible.

Thanks.

Last edited by Renan Birck (2010-04-21 18:41:06)

Kiwi · 2010-04-21 19:49:39

Why did not I think of asking for a specific username? :-(

/me wonders if that could be remedied...? Presuming you are going to let us pick. (named kiwi ofc, or digitalkiwi if that is taken... )

breakdown · 2010-04-21 20:27:34

I would like one, if still available.

PM for you, thanks

kaitocracy · 2010-04-21 20:43:29

YamiFrankc wrote:

I wold like one, too.
Francisco Trigo
YamiFrankc@gmail.com
Can you make the username yamifrankc?
Thanks
Is it possible to run an IRC bot in this shell?

Yeah I don't see why not. As far as I know the necessary ports are not blocked by my provider. No IRC bots are installed by default but you are free to install whatever you want in your home directory. It turns out the AUR PKGBUILD for eggdrop is broken but if someone contributes a working one I'll be happy to install it system wide.

delcake · 2010-04-21 21:17:57

I'd like an account, please!

Ryan Stephenson
rycs42 < gmail > com

Thanks for offering this service up to all of us!

dcc24 · 2010-04-21 21:37:08

I also have 2 Arch-running Linode's. They used to be in Newark as well, but with the new London DC, I've migrated. If there is enough demand (and if kaitocracy's offer expires) I can offer some accounts as well

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