Welcome to EFN! We offer free UNIX/Linux shell accounts, giving you access to a personal shell on a Unix-based server (Linux, BSD, Solaris) that you can connect to via SSH.
This is an ideal space for those who want to dive deeper into UNIX/Linux, programming, networking, security, or connect with others who share these interests. Many users take advantage of their shell accounts to run an always-online IRC client (using screen/tmux and irssi/BitchX/znc), practice programming in languages like Go, Perl, PHP, Ruby, and Bash, or even host a personal webpage.
Please note, however, that this is a hobby project, not a professionally hosted service. It’s completely free, but there are no guarantees regarding uptime, availability, quality of service, or warranty.
Free Shell Account
Service | Free |
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Monthly Fee | $0.00 |
SSH & SFTP Access | ✔ |
Detach (GNU Screen, tmux) | ✔ |
IPv4 & IPv6 IRC access (irssi, weechat) | ✔ |
Bouncer (BNC, znc, weechat-relay) | ✔ |
IRC bots | ✔ |
Listen TCP/UDP port (custom server) | ✔ |
Custom http(s) vhost | ✔ |
Static HTTPS Website | ✔ |
Dynamic Website, PHP / CGI | ✔ |
MySQL DB | ✔ |
Disk Quota | 500 MB |
Memory limit | 256 MB |
Background Processes | 3 |
Simultaneous Logins | 6 |
Simultaneous Processes | 20 |
Connections out Ipv4 | 4 |
- Disallowed apps: Any type of sniffers, scanners (e.g., nmap, Nessus), trojans, backdoors, brute-forcers, intrusion tools, cracking/hacking tools, daemons, proxies, tunneling (such as SSH tunneling), spam tools, email senders, and other malicious programs.