Joining Our Community

Shell accounts on our server are absolutely free! But, if you love what we do, then why not become an official member of the Nonlogic non-profit organization? Your donations will help keep us running for a long time. Get started by reading and filling out the application for membership here.

Keep reading below to find out how to get an account. Make sure you understand and agree to the server rules.

Server Rules

Nonlogic staff reserves the right to deny access to any user for any reason regardless of any contributions made by the user.
Any activities breaking U.S. Law (including transfer of copyrighted materials for which you do not have the rights to distribute) will be grounds for account removal.
Hacking, cracking, or exploiting the server in any way is strictly prohibited. Users finding security issues should report them immediately.
Interfering with another user or computer system inside or outside this system is not allowed. This includes excessive use of server resources.
No commercial advertising is allowed on any page hosted on the server.
Any software you store on the server must be available with a valid open source license.
Data backup is the user’s responsibility. Nonlogic makes no guarantees on uptime or reliability.
Nonlogic staff will not install software on any server on demand.
No staff member will ever ask for your password—please report any incident where a user tries to obtain your password.
IRC access is available only to paying users. IRC bouncers (PsyBNC, ZNC, etc), bots (Eggdrop, etc), and related software are expressly prohibited from use.

How to get an Account

Head over to our IRC channel, #nonlogic on irc.freenode.net and private message a staff member.

Make sure you have registered an account on Freenode’s IRC server, otherwise you will not be able to private message users. Please read Freenode’s FAQ for instructions on how to do this.

Frequently Asked Questions

I just want an account to host my website—is that OK?

Nonlogic exists as a place to create original open source content, and as a community to collaborate on various projects. If you don’t have anything to offer us, we don’t have anything to offer you.

I don’t know very much about programming—can I still join?

We aren’t just about programming—if you’re a musician, an artist, or an expert in any field, you can easily find demand for your skills in the community. If you need help with something, just ask in the IRC channel and we’ll do our best to help out.

Can I use IRC on my account?

IRC access is only available for users who donate. Go to the donate page to see how to get IRC access, and more gifts.

Are there limits for CPU/RAM usage, disk space, or the number of processes I can run?

We do not have strict limits on CPU or RAM. However, if your usage is deemed excessive, your processes may be killed (unless staff are notified beforehand). Regular users have a 32 process limit which may be raised by request for those who donate, as well as a disk quota of 2 GiB.

How do I log into my account?

Grab an SSH client and connect to nonlogic.org. If you’re on Linux or Mac OS X, you probably already have one. For Windows, take a look at PuTTy and for transferring files, WinSCP.

How do I use my MySQL database?

Head over to the User Admin page, log in, and enable your database. Passwords in hand, go to MySQL Admin and set up your tables.