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tilde.town

tilde.town

A shared Unix server (a “tilde community”) where users get a home directory, SSH access, and a space on the small web.

Connect

ssh you@tilde.town

See SSH: tilde.town for full config.

A Typical Home Directory

Path	Content
`~/public_html/`	Web page at `https://tilde.town/~you`
`~/public_gopher/`	Gopher at `gopher://tilde.town/1/~you`
`~/.ttbp/`	Tilde Town Blog Project entries
`~/.botany/`	Virtual plant game data
`~/.prosaic/`	Poetry generation templates
`~/.plan`	Shown via `finger you@tilde.town`
`~/.project`	Current projects description
`~/.pronouns`	Preferred pronouns

Tools

See tilde.town Tools for TTBP, Botany, Prosaic, Bink, BBJ, IRC, Alpine.

Keeping a Local Mirror

rsync -avz tilde.town:~ ./town/      # pull home directory to local
rsync -avz ./town/ tilde.town:~      # push local changes up

Exclude .ssh, mail spools, and .DS_Store from any mirror script.

Other Tildes

tilde.pink: NetBSD tilde; Gemini, Gopher, neomutt, tilde.chat IRC
tilde.club: the server that started the 2014 wave
SDF: the Super Dimension Fortress; public-access Unix since 1987
cosmic.voyage: pubnix built around a shared sci-fi story
envs.net: minimalist Debian tilde with a long service list
tilde.green: 2022 tilde focused on creativity and wildness
rw.rs: experimental open-source tilde, 199X aesthetic

The Tildeverse

The Tildeverse: the member network, shared IRC, shared services
Pubnix History: CTSS to BBSes to pubnixes to the 2014 revival
Joining a Tilde: pick a server, make an SSH key, stay safe
Glossary: plain-language definitions for tilde jargon

Account Reference

A Tilde Account: what an account includes and where hosts differ
Commands: per-host launchers and connecting
Tilde Apps: weechat, irssi, alpine, mutt, mail, micro, byobu
Town Square: town's world-writable communal directory
Keeping a Tilde Account Active: daily and weekly routine
Publishing on a Pubnix: public_html, permissions, rsync deploys

See Also