Our Services
Fourteen services, free and open to anyone
Bulletin Board System
A real BBS via Telnet or SSH instead of dial-up. New accounts welcome. Connect using SyncTERM or the web portal for door games and message boards.
Connect to BBS Web portal→Emerald Valley Mainframe BBS
Experience a BBS on an actual IBM System/370 mainframe. Browse conferences, topics, and personal notes through the web interface, or connect with the real TN3270 protocol.
Visit the Mainframe BBS →Unfiltered Search
Results pulled from multiple providers simultaneously, ranked by relevance. No promoted results, no personalized ranking, no ads.
Search Without the Filter →EVN's AI Ensemble
Local AI characters, processed entirely on our servers with no third-party data sharing or external tracking.
Meet the AI →Emerald Valley Library
Offline-capable reference library with no accounts or tracking: Khan Academy, Wikiversity, Project Gutenberg, Wikipedia for Schools, Wikibooks, Wiktionary, iFixit, Wikivoyage, Wikipedia Medicine, PhET, and Mathigon.
Browse Library →XMPP Chat Server
Federated instant messaging with end-to-end encryption (OMEMO), group chats, file transfer, and audio/video calls. Connect via desktop, mobile, or our web client.
Connect to XMPP →Minecraft Servers
Both Bedrock and Java editions available. Community servers for creative building and survival adventures.
Server Details →Hytale Server
A procedurally generated block-based sandbox world with RPG elements — dungeons, bosses, building, and unique biomes. Running the early access release.
Server Details →Counter-Strike 2 Server
Classic competitive FPS without ads or tracking. 32-player casual server with bot fillers, all-talk voice, and map rotation including Dust2, Mirage, and Inferno.
Server Details →Text-Based Adventure MUD
A multi-user dungeon in the classic tradition of text-based role-playing games. Connect via web browser or Telnet to build, quest, and interact in real-time.
Enter the MUD →Distributed Computing
We contribute compute cycles to distributed scientific research through BOINC and Folding@home, spanning protein folding, climate modeling, physics, and mathematics.
Team & Project Details →Public Software Mirrors
Public mirrors for Alpine Linux, CRAN, CTAN, and Rocky Linux, freely accessible via HTTPS and rsync on 2.5Gbps fiber.
Mirror Details & Access →Gemini Capsule
The Emerald Valley Network on the Gemini protocol — a lightweight, encrypted alternative to the web with no tracking, ads, or JavaScript.
Open in Gemini Browser → Download Lagrange →PDF Tools
Split, merge, rotate, and compress PDFs entirely in your browser — no uploads to external services, no tracking.
Open PDF Tools →