$ WELCOME TO YOUR.TILDE

A free tilde hosting service for the command-line community. Get your own *nix environment, build web pages with CGI, and explore the old-school internet—all for free.

Questions? See the official FAQ.

What You Get

  • A Personal Unix Shell – Run commands, scripts, and programs.
  • CGI Web Hosting – Build dynamic websites with any language in a secure sandbox.
  • Cron Jobs – Automate tasks on your tilde.
  • Minimal Restrictions – Just follow the rules and use your tilde responsibly.

Why Join?

  • Completely Free – No ads, no catch.
  • Lightweight & Efficient – Powered by Alpine Linux for minimal resource usage.
  • Community-Oriented – Be part of a small but passionate tilde network.

How to Join

We manually approve all accounts to prevent abuse. If you're interested, apply below:

[Apply for a Tilde]

Let's bring back the old web—one tilde at a time!

UPDATE: March 2025:

Welcome to Your.Tilde!

Your.Tilde is now open for new members! This cozy corner of the internet aims to become a haven for creativity and community. Members can craft quirky personal pages, share knowledge, and support each other in countless projects.

It's a space where everyone's unique contributions shine, making it truly special.

System Resources:

Just a heads up: we've implemented disk quotas to keep things running smoothly for everyone:

  • • Soft Limit: 1 GB – You'll get a nudge if you go over this, but no worries, you can still go up to the hard limit.
  • • Hard Limit: 3 GB – This is the max. Once you hit this, you won't be able to save more files until you clean up.
  • • Grace Period: 1 week – If you go over the soft limit, you'll have a week to get back under before things get strict.

You can check your usage by running the resources-used script in your home directory. It's easy!

Terms of Service & Rules

By using this tilde hosting service, you agree to the following rules. Violations may result in suspension or termination of your account.

1. Respect Resources

  • This is a shared system—don't hog CPU, RAM, or bandwidth.
  • Each tilde is limited to 1 GB of bandwidth per month.
  • No mining, excessive background processes, or anything that degrades performance for others.

2. Legal & Ethical Use Only

  • No illegal content, hacking, phishing, spamming, or anything malicious.
  • No hosting copyrighted material you don't have permission to distribute.

3. Web & CGI Rules

  • CGI scripts must be efficient and secure—abusive scripts will be removed.
  • No excessive automated requests or flooding.

4. Account Policy

  • Accounts are manually approved—don't apply with fake details.
  • Inactive accounts may be removed after 6 months of inactivity.

5. No Guarantees

  • This is a free service—there are no uptime guarantees.
  • Data may be lost at any time. Keep backups!

6. Be Respectful

  • No harassment, hate speech, or disruptive behavior.
  • Treat fellow tilde users and admins with respect.

Prohibited Content & Activities

To keep this tilde hosting service fair and sustainable, the following are NOT allowed on your tilde or the server:

❌ Forbidden Content

  • Illegal material – Anything that violates local or international laws.
  • Pirated content – No hosting or distributing copyrighted material you don't own.
  • Hate speech – No racist, sexist, homophobic, or otherwise hateful content.
  • Malware & phishing – No hacking tools, exploits, keyloggers, or scam pages.
  • Spam & deceptive sites – No link farms, fake services, or misleading content.
  • Excessive advertising – Your tilde isn't an ad platform or an SEO spam site.
  • Adult content – No porn, erotic stories, or anything NSFW.

⚠️ Forbidden Activities

  • Excessive resource usage – No CPU-heavy tasks, infinite loops, or high-memory processes.
  • DDoS, port scanning, hacking – No attacking networks or other servers.
  • Cryptocurrency mining – Even low-power mining is not allowed.
  • Excessive automation – No web scraping, mass email sending, or flood scripts.
  • Bypassing quotas or limits – No tricks to evade CPU, RAM, disk, or bandwidth limits.
  • Unauthorized multi-accounting – Each person gets one tilde.

Breaking these rules may result in immediate account suspension or banning. If you're unsure whether something is allowed, ask first!