Just a quiet corner of the open internet that happens to be run by neighbors.
Providing ad-free, tracker-free services in Eugene, OR.
Twelve community services designed to provide alternatives to mainstream platforms
A real BBS via Telnet or SSH instead of dial-up. New accounts welcome! Connect using SyncTERM or the web portal. Slow down and enjoy door games, message boards, and an intentional online experience.
Pre-web computer networking is still around. You may be surprised to find how much of the modern web and current platforms came from BBSes.
Connect to BBS Web portal→Search the way it used to work. Results pulled from multiple providers simultaneously, ranked by relevance — not by who paid to be there. No promoted results, no algorithm tuning your results based on your history, no editorial decisions about what you should or shouldn't find. Just the web, searched honestly.
Search Without the Filter →Local AI characters with no external tracking. Slower than cloud, but you get privacy, control, and a custom experience. All processing happens on our servers with no third-party data sharing.
Meet the AI →Offline-capable reference library — no accounts, no tracking, no ads. Khan Academy, Wikiversity, Project Gutenberg, Wikipedia for Schools, Wikibooks, Wiktionary, iFixit repair guides, Wikivoyage, Wikipedia Medicine, and interactive science and math tools via PhET and Mathigon. All served locally from Eugene, OR.
Browse Library →Federated instant messaging with end-to-end encryption. Connect using any XMPP client on desktop or mobile, or use our web interface. Features include group chats, file transfer, message archiving, and audio/video calls. Join the open standard for decentralized communication.
Connect to XMPP →Both Bedrock and Java editions available. Join our community servers for creative building and survival adventures. Connect to emeraldvalley.net in game and start building!
Server Details →Adventure in a procedurally-generated block-based sandbox world with RPG elements. Explore dungeons, fight bosses, build creations, and discover unique biomes. Join our community server running the newly-released early access version of this ambitious Minecraft-inspired world.
Server Details →Classic competitive FPS without ads or intrusive tracking. Join our 32-player casual server with bot fillers, all-talk voice, and iconic map rotation including Dust2, Mirage, and Inferno. Oregon-based hosting with VAC protection provides low-latency West Coast gaming in a community-focused environment.
View Server Stats →Explore a multi-user dungeon in the classic tradition of text-based role-playing games. Connect via web browser or Telnet to join a persistent fantasy world where imagination drives the experience. Build, quest, and interact with other players in real-time.
Enter the MUD →We contribute compute cycles to distributed scientific research through BOINC and Folding@home under the registered team "The Emerald Valley Network." 12 active BOINC projects spanning protein folding, climate modeling, physics, and mathematics.
Team & Project Details →We operate public mirrors for Alpine Linux, CRAN, CTAN, and Rocky Linux. Freely accessible via HTTPS and rsync from Eugene, Oregon on 2.5Gbps fiber. Infrastructure that serves the broader open source community.
Mirror Details & Access →The Emerald Valley Network on the Gemini protocol — a lightweight, encrypted alternative to the web that is structurally incapable of tracking, ads, or JavaScript. Full service listing and a primer on what Gemini is and how to browse it. Requires a Gemini browser such as Lagrange.
Open in Gemini Browser → Download Lagrange →Technical details for connecting to our services
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