About Webminal

News and updates.

News & Updates

2026-07-21Card layout for courses.
2026-07-15On contents now click to run/copy option added (via `Try new`).
2026-07-06Course dashboard per user.
2026-03-26site re-designed.
2023-10-25Worst day in my life :-(
2021-06-02Though there was some data loss, servers restored and site is up again!
2021-03-10Server exploded due to fire incident. Details here.
2019-06-16Finally HTTPS support added!
2019-05-05New chat box added.
2018-06-01Webminal.org crossed 100K users! Extremely delighted we contributed to the GNU/Linux world.
2018-01-07Slight UX design change using FontAwesome.
2017-11-20Launched new Webminal Forums.
2017-06-15Interesting command line stats here.
2017-03-23Busy day thanks to the Genbeta community!
2017-02-06Re-introduced Webminal Anywhere — learn using Webminal from other online resources!
2017-01-15We have been quiet for some time and missed to wish you. Better late than never — "hey, Happy New Year!"
2016-01-10Thanks Ian Murdock. Your work helped humanity.
2015-11-24Distro page container time limit increased to 4 hours.
2015-10-24Learn and share your screen sessions!
2015-04-29Thanks Mihai Sucan, Firefox developer — inspiring story.
2015-03-27Due to a massive power outage in the Netherlands, we were down for a few hours.
2015-03-03Launched the flexi plan.
2014-12-24"Sshhh..." we are working on something! More fun coming soon!
2014-10-19Changed the help page — navigate via dropdown menu rather than auto-loading based on commands. It should be a little faster now.
2014-10-02Launched Distro feature — choose your favourite distro and practise root commands!
2014-09-21We had an unexpected downtime for the past 4 days — webminal.org is up and running again!
2014-04-07Experimenting with root environment access!
2013-08-01Interesting command line stats here and here.
2013-06-16Share files with other members via /common_pool.
2013-05-29You can raise a request for free Group accounts (up to 10 members). You can also chat with fellow community members via IRC webchat!
2013-04-13Learn or Practice MySQL Online available to all users!
2013-04-07Webminal v0.3 released.
2012-05-20Completely changed the layout — new technology under the hood.
2012-05-20No news for a while, but that doesn't mean nothing happened — completely changed the layout, new technology under the hood. Actually, there's not a lot that is the same as before.
2012-01-24We acquired world fame here!
2011-12-31Happy New Year everyone!
2011-11-23Due to maintenance we expect intermittent downtime the next couple of days. *complete*
2011-10-31Due to an error, the contact form did not function properly — resolved now. Those that asked questions are kindly requested to ask them again :)
2011-03-20Webminal v0.1 goes live! We welcome your suggestions, feedback, contribution.