ShellHop Live
💿 ShellHop Live is a bootable antiX Linux-based environment that runs entirely in memory and connects you to TransIRC through the ShellHop relay network — without writing anything to disk or touching our infrastructure directly.
🌐 What Is It?
ShellHop Live is a privacy-first operating system you can boot from USB or CD/DVD. It connects to Wi-Fi or Ethernet through a minimal CLI menu, then immediately drops you into TransIRC via ShellHop. No installation required — no trace left behind.
- Memory-Only OS: Everything runs in RAM. Shut down your computer, and it's like you were never there.
- Built on antiX: A lightweight, Debian-based distro known for speed and low resource usage, providing just enough tooling to get online and into IRC securely.
- One Job, Done Well: It exists solely to get you into a secure tmux environment hosted on TransIRC, using ShellHop.
🔐 Why Use ShellHop Live?
- No Footprint: Whether you're at a public library, school, or borrowed machine, ShellHop Live leaves no trace on the local system.
- Trusted Relays Only: Connect through community relays that forward encrypted traffic to the TransIRC gateway using the PROXY protocol.
- Simple Setup: Power on, pick a network, log in with your NickServ credentials, and you’re in.
- Escape Censorship: Ideal for environments where IRC access is filtered or blocked.
🖥️ Your Environment
Once connected, you're dropped into TransIRC’s standard tmux session, offering:
- Preconfigured IRC Client: Already set up and authenticated using your NickServ credentials.
- Community Wiki and News: Access guides, documentation, and real-time server updates.
- Issue Tracker and Help Tools: Report bugs or request features directly from the terminal.
- Games and Extras: Enjoy lightweight text-based games and community projects built into the environment.
🚀 Get ShellHop Live
Download the live image and flash it to a USB stick using any standard tool (like dd, Balena Etcher, or Rufus). Boot from it to enter a temporary TransIRC environment that never touches disk.
❓ Frequently Asked
- Can I install ShellHop Live? It’s meant to be ephemeral, but nothing stops you from installing it — just know it’s not designed as a general-purpose distro.
- Is it persistent? No. Each boot resets everything. That’s the point.
- Does it work over Wi-Fi? Yes! You can select networks through a simple CLI wizard at boot time.
- How do I update it? Just redownload the ISO whenever there's a new release.