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Documentation Index

Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.allthingslinux.org/llms.txt

Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

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What is atl.sh?

atl.sh is a pubnix (public-access Unix server) run by the All Things Linux community. You get a shell account with web hosting, Gemini, Gopher, and Finger support.

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How do I get an account?

Sign up through the ATL Portal. Your shell account is provisioned automatically.

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How do I connect?

ssh your-username@atl.sh

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How do I make a web page?

Edit ~/public_html/index.html. Your page will be live at https://atl.sh/~your-username.

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What is Gemini?

Gemini is a lightweight internet protocol — a simpler alternative to the web. Edit ~/public_gemini/index.gmi to create your capsule.

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What is Gopher?

Gopher is a classic internet protocol from 1991. Edit ~/public_gopher/gophermap to create your gopher hole.

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What is Finger?

Finger is a Unix protocol for looking up information about users. Edit ~/.plan to share what you’re working on. Anyone can run finger your-username@atl.sh to see it.

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What games are available?

  • Nethack — classic roguelike with a shared high score table (nethack)
  • Botany — grow a virtual plant; neighbors can water it while you’re away (botany)
  • Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup — modern roguelike (crawl)
  • Angband — Tolkien-themed dungeon crawler (angband)
  • SLASHEM — NetHack variant (slashem)
  • BSD Games — ~40 classics including adventure, hunt, backgammon (bsdgames)
  • Arcade: ninvaders, moon-buggy, nsnake, bastet, netris, vitetris
  • Puzzle: nudoku, typespeed, dopewars
  • Novelty: asciiquarium, cmatrix, sl, cowsay, fortune, figlet

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Can I install my own software?

You can install software to ~/.local/ using language package managers (pip, npm, gem, cargo). System packages are managed by admins — suggest additions on IRC #support.

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How do I upload files?

You can use SFTP (over SSH) or FTPS (Explicit FTP over TLS). Your home directory is the root for both.

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What are the resource limits?

  • Disk: 5GB soft / 6GB hard (XFS/Ext4 Quotas)
  • Processes (Tasks): 200 max (systemd cgroups)
  • Memory: 1.5GB RAM max
  • CPU: 200% (2 cores) max

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Is this free?

Yes, always. Supported by the All Things Linux community.