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A '''public server''' allows one to play [[NetHack]] or a [[variant]] in a shared space on the Internet where one can encounter other people's [[bones]] and see [[score]]s in the server's scorelist. You may also choose to watch someone's game that is in progress. You can access a public server by using a [[telnet]] or SSH client.
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A '''public server''' allows one to play [[NetHack]] or a [[variant]] in a shared space on the Internet where one can encounter other people's [[bones]] and see [[score]]s in the server's score list. Most [[NetHack]] servers usually also add some interface [[patch]]es and [[bug]] fixes; this list will not specify those. You may also choose to watch someone's game that is in progress.
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You can access a public server by using a [[telnet]] or SSH client, such as PuTTY on Windows (see the [[PuTTY]] page for recommended settings) or <tt>ssh</tt> (OpenSSH) on Linux, other UNIX systems, MacOS, or (under Windows) WSL. Some public servers may not accept both telnet and SSH.
  
 
== List of public servers ==
 
== List of public servers ==
 
{| class="prettytable striped"
 
{| class="prettytable striped"
! Website
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! Server
 
! Location
 
! Location
 
! Games
 
! Games
 
! How to connect
 
! How to connect
 
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| http://alt.org/nethack
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| <span id="nethack.alt.org">[https://alt.org/nethack/ nethack.alt.org] ([[NAO]])</span>
| California, United States
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| Virginia, United States (Amazon us-east-1)
 
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* [[NetHack]]
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* Vanilla [[NetHack 3.6.7]] - saved games on older versions of 3.6.x will be played and finished before transitioning to 3.6.7
 
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* [ssh://nethack@alt.org ssh nethack@alt.org]
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* [https://alt.org/nethack/hterm/ https://alt.org/nethack/hterm/] (web client)
 
* [telnet://nethack.alt.org/ telnet nethack.alt.org]
 
* [telnet://nethack.alt.org/ telnet nethack.alt.org]
* IRC: [irc://freenode/nethack #nethack on freenode]
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* IRC: [ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/nethack #nethack on libera.chat]
 
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| http://nethack.kraln.com/
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| <span id="hardfought.org">[https://www.hardfought.org/ hardfought.org] (HDF)</span>
| Washington DC, United States
 
 
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* NetHack
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* Virginia, United States
* Zork I
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* London, United Kingdom
* The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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* Sydney, Australia
 
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* [telnet://nethack.kraln.com/ telnet nethack.kraln.com]
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* [[NetHack 3.4.3]], HDF version
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* [[NetHack 3.7.0]], HDF version, includes public server based enhancements
| http://sporkhack.com/
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* [[NetHack 1.3d]]
| Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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* [[GruntHack]], with bug fixes and UI enhancements
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* [[UnNetHack]]
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* [[User:FIQ/FIQhack|FIQhack]]
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* [[NetHack Fourk]]
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* [[dNetHack]]
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* [[NetHack 4]]
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* [[DynaHack]]
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* [[SporkHack]], with bug fixes and UI enhancements
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* [[xNetHack]], 3.7.x based variant
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* [[SpliceHack]], 3.7.x based variant
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* [[Slash'EM]], version 0.0.8E0F2
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* [[notdNetHack]]
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* [[EvilHack]], 3.6.x based variant
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* [[SlashTHEM]]
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* [[GnollHack]]
 
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* [[SporkHack]]
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* [ssh://nethack@hardfought.org ssh nethack@hardfought.org] (United States)
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* [ssh://nethack@eu.hardfought.org ssh nethack@eu.hardfought.org] (Europe)
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* [ssh://nethack@au.hardfought.org ssh nethack@au.hardfought.org] (Australia)
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* [https://www.hardfought.org/nethack/hterm/ https://www.hardfought.org/nethack/hterm/] (Web client, all servers)
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* IRC: [ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/hardfought #hardfought on libera.chat]
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* Discord: #nethack-hardfought at https://discord.gg/dWMkgHn (irc-to-discord bridge is active)
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| <span id="feorar.org">[http://nethack.feorar.org/ feorar.org]</span>
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| Frankfurt a.M., Germany
 
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* [ssh://spork@sporkhack.com ssh spork@sporkhack.com] ([http://sporkhack.com/spork_universal_key identity file])
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* [[NetHack]] with a custom patchset, including the [[Heck² patch]]  
* [telnet://sporkhack.com/ telnet sporkhack.com]
 
* IRC: [irc://freenode/nethack #sporkhack on freenode]
 
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| http://nh.eotl.org/
 
| Dallas, Texas, United States
 
 
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* NetHack
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* [telnet://feorar.org/ telnet feorar.org]-->
* [[Linley's Dungeon Crawl | Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup]]
 
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* [telnet://nh.eotl.org:2000/ telnet nh.eotl.org 2000]
 
 
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| http://nethack.fi/
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| <span id="em.slashem.me">[https://em.slashem.me/ em.slashem.me]</span>
| Finland
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<!--[http://slashemyzdo3egkf.onion/ slashemyzdo3egkf.onion]-->
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| Falkenstein/Vogtl., Germany
 
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* NetHack
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* [[NetHack 3.6.6]]
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* [[Slash'EM Extended]]
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* [[SLASH'EM]] 0.0.7, 0.0.8, and 0.0.7-[[SLethe]]
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* [[GruntHack]], with bug fixes and UI enhancements
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* [[SporkHack]]
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* [[DNetHack SLEX]]
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* [[notdNetHack]]
 
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* [ssh://nethack@nethack.fi ssh nethack@nethack.fi] (password "nethack")
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* [ssh://slashem@slashem.me ssh slashem@slashem.me]
* [telnet://nethack.fi/ telnet nethack.fi]
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* [https://play.slashem.me/ play.slashem.me] (web client)
* IRC: [irc://IRCnet/nethack #nethack on IRCnet]
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* IRC: [ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/em.slashem.me #em.slashem.me on Libera.chat]
 
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| http://nethack.feorar.org/
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| <span id="guis.es">[http://guis.es/ guis.es]</span>
| Germany
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| United Kingdom
 
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* NetHack with a custom patchset, including the [[Heck² patch]]  
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* [[UnNetHack]]
 
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* [telnet://feorar.org/ telnet feorar.org]
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* [telnet://guis.es/ telnet guis.es] (EU)
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* http://guis.es/ (web stats)
 
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| http://slashem.crash-override.net/
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| <span id="nethack.veekun.com">[http://nethack.veekun.com/ Cafe / Veekun NetHack]</span>
| Nuremberg, Germany
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| Dallas, Texas, United States
 
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* [[SLASH'EM]]
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* [[NetHack]] with a custom [[patch|patchset]]
 
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* [ssh://slashem@slashem.crash-override.net ssh slashem@slashem.crash-override.net] (password "slashem")
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* [ssh://nethack@nethack.veekun.com ssh nethack@nethack.veekun.com] (password "nethack" or [http://nethack.veekun.com/nethack.veekun.com.id_rsa this identity file])
* [telnet://slashem.crash-override.net/ telnet slashem.crash-override.net]
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* IRC: [irc://irc.veekun.com/cafe #cafe on irc.veekun.com]
* IRC: [irc://freenode/slashem #slashem on freenode]
 
 
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| http://slashem.de
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| <span id="nethack4.org">[http://nethack4.org/ nethack4.org]</span>
| Germany
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| Bissen, Luxembourg
 
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* SLASH'EM
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* [[NetHack 4]]
* [[NetHack in Other Languages#German | NetHack-De]]
 
 
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* [ssh://nethack@slashem.de ssh nethack@slashem.de] (password "fed")
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* [telnet://nethack4.org/ telnet nethack4.org]
* [telnet://slashem.de/ telnet slashem.de]
 
 
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| http://un.nethack.nu/
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| [http://games.libreplanet.org/ games.libreplanet.org]
| Sweden or United States
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| Boston, Massachusetts, United States
 
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* [[UnNetHack]]
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* [[NetHack]]
 
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* [telnet://eu.un.nethack.nu/ telnet eu.un.nethack.nu] (EU)
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* [telnet://games.libreplanet.org/ telnet games.libreplanet.org]
* [telnet://us.un.nethack.nu/ telnet us.un.nethack.nu] (US)
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* telnet-ssl games.libreplanet.org
* IRC: [irc://freenode/unnethack #unnethack on freenode]
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* IRC: [irc://irc.freenode.net/libreplanet-gaming #libreplanet-gaming on freenode] (defunct); [irc://irc.libera.chat/libreaplanet #libreplanet on Libera] (active, but gaming subchannel has yet to be established)
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| http://nethack.veekun.com/
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| [https://wopr.adelphos.org/ Public VMS / VAX Hack]
| Dallas, Texas, United States
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| San Francisco, CA, United States
 
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* NetHack with a custom patchset
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* NetHack v3.6.0
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* Classic VMS / VAX Games
 
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* [ssh://nethack@nethack.veekun.com ssh nethack@nethack.veekun.com] (password "nethack")
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* [telnet://wopr.adelphos.org/ telnet wopr.adelphos.org]
* IRC: [irc://irc.veekun.com/cafe #cafe on irc.veekun.com]
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* [https://wopr.adelphos.org/ Websocket via browser]-->
 
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| nethack.proles.net
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| <span id="nethack-cn.com">[http://nethack-cn.com Nethack-CN]</span>
| Germany
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| Chengdu, China
 
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* NetHack
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* [[NetHack 3.6.0]] (English)
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* [[Nethack 3.6.0]] (Chinese-translated version)
 
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* [telnet://nethack.proles.net/ telnet nethack.proles.net] (IPv6 only)
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* [ssh://nethack@nethack-cn.com:2222 ssh nethack@nethack-cn.com -p2222] (password "nethack")
 
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| http://acehack.eu/
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| <span>[https://webtiles.nethack.live NetHack Live]</span>
| Ireland
 
 
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* [[AceHack]]
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* Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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* Iowa, USA
 
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* [ssh://games@acehack.eu ssh games@acehack.eu] (password "games")
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* [[NetHack 3.6.6]] - Web-based tile play support similar to DCSS including mobile
* IRC: [irc://freenode/acehack #acehack on freenode]
 
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| http://acehack.us/
 
| Virginia, United States
 
 
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* AceHack
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* [https://nethack.live Webtiles play] (South Korea)
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* [https://us.nethack.live Webtiles play] (United States)
* [ssh://games@acehack.us ssh games@acehack.us] (password "games")
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* Discord: https://discord.com/invite/mNcPSDendT
* IRC: [irc://freenode/acehack #acehack on freenode]
 
 
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| http://nethack.eu/
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| [http://www.floatingeye.net floatingeye.net]
| Germany
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| Toronto, Canada
 
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* NetHack
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* NetHack v3.7.0 with custom patchset. Includes [https://www.reddit.com/r/nethack/comments/l5mlc6 consent] and [https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/issues/448 dog #petting].
* Air Traffic Control
 
* Tetris
 
 
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* [telnet://nethack.eu/ telnet nethack.eu]
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* [ssh://nethack@floatingeye.net ssh nethack@floatingeye.net]
* IRC: [irc://freenode/nethack.de #nethack.de on freenode]
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== Setting up your own server ==
 
== Setting up your own server ==
 
{{todo|How to setup your own server?}}
 
 
There are several ways to manage your public NetHack server, but the most common is to use [[dgamelaunch]], which manages user accounts and runs the NetHack processes in a [[chroot jail]] when a user telnets into the server.
 
There are several ways to manage your public NetHack server, but the most common is to use [[dgamelaunch]], which manages user accounts and runs the NetHack processes in a [[chroot jail]] when a user telnets into the server.
  
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For FreeBSD, there is a [http://jdc.parodius.com/freebsd/dgamelaunch_nethack.html work-in-progress document] describing how to set up a NetHack server with dgamelaunch, and also provides patches to make auto-login work with FreeBSD telnetd.
  
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==Archives==
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Some servers may provide access to [[archives]] of data.
  
For FreeBSD, there is a [http://jdc.parodius.com/freebsd/dgamelaunch_nethack.html work-in-progress document] describing how to set up a Nethack server with dgamelaunch, and also provides patches to make auto-login work with FreeBSD telnetd.
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==See also==
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*[[Private server]]
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{{noversion}}
 
[[Category:Public servers| ]]
 
[[Category:Public servers| ]]
 
==See Also==
 
* [[Facebook]] has a NetHack app.
 
* [[Private server]]
 

Latest revision as of 01:01, 27 March 2024

A public server allows one to play NetHack or a variant in a shared space on the Internet where one can encounter other people's bones and see scores in the server's score list. Most NetHack servers usually also add some interface patches and bug fixes; this list will not specify those. You may also choose to watch someone's game that is in progress.

You can access a public server by using a telnet or SSH client, such as PuTTY on Windows (see the PuTTY page for recommended settings) or ssh (OpenSSH) on Linux, other UNIX systems, MacOS, or (under Windows) WSL. Some public servers may not accept both telnet and SSH.

List of public servers

Server Location Games How to connect
nethack.alt.org (NAO) Virginia, United States (Amazon us-east-1)
  • Vanilla NetHack 3.6.7 - saved games on older versions of 3.6.x will be played and finished before transitioning to 3.6.7
hardfought.org (HDF)
  • Virginia, United States
  • London, United Kingdom
  • Sydney, Australia
em.slashem.me Falkenstein/Vogtl., Germany
guis.es United Kingdom
Cafe / Veekun NetHack Dallas, Texas, United States
nethack4.org Bissen, Luxembourg
games.libreplanet.org Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Nethack-CN Chengdu, China
NetHack Live
  • Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
  • Iowa, USA
  • NetHack 3.6.6 - Web-based tile play support similar to DCSS including mobile
floatingeye.net Toronto, Canada

Setting up your own server

There are several ways to manage your public NetHack server, but the most common is to use dgamelaunch, which manages user accounts and runs the NetHack processes in a chroot jail when a user telnets into the server.

For FreeBSD, there is a work-in-progress document describing how to set up a NetHack server with dgamelaunch, and also provides patches to make auto-login work with FreeBSD telnetd.

Archives

Some servers may provide access to archives of data.

See also