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The chain is closed for a user because both halves need something the client does not hold - BoxyBSD needs a sponsor's invitation, BoxedTux needs an institution.","limits":[{"kind":"volume-quota","value":"200 GB of monthly bandwidth on a 50 Mbit/s port","source":"https://boxedtux.com/"},{"kind":"volume-quota","value":"1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB NVMe","source":"https://boxedtux.com/"},{"kind":"write-gated","value":"academic email address or proof of student/educator status, plus a six-monthly re-verification","source":"https://boxedtux.com/register"},{"kind":"write-gated","value":"new registrations are stopped: 'Due to resource limits new account registrations are currently stopped!'","source":"https://boxedtux.com/register"}],"limits_note":"Boxes run for 6-month terms with 'There isn't any grace-period! ... Expired boxes will be immediately deleted', so the term ends with no recovery window; but the eligibility gate fails first for a client without an institutional address.","binding":"write-gated","binding_note":"two gates stack: the account requires academic affiliation, and on the day read the registration form itself was closed for capacity","identity_cost":{"kind":"institution","detail":"Quoted: 'Only academic email addresses are allowed. Not having an academic address? Contact us with proof of your student or educator status.' No card and no hold: the home page says 'Cost · no card needed'.","country":null},"reliability_note":"no reliability event observed the home page advertises 99.7% uptime and names DDoS protection as optional","confidence":"documented","evidence":[{"url":"https://boxedtux.com/","date":"2026-10-22","proved":"the spec block reads 'vCPU cores 1 vCPU / Memory 1 GB DDR5 / Storage 10 GB NVMe / IPv4 address 0 / IPv6 /64 block included / Monthly bandwidth 200 GB / Port speed 50 Mbit/s', and the cost line reads '0 EUR Cost - no card needed'; probe 200, 31698 bytes, sha256 69b56eb86c57d18fd2fef4cc62bac17c95dc3d8cceb9438bbd674eed67ef0c21"},{"url":"https://boxedtux.com/","date":"2026-10-22","proved":"the '// eligible' list contains only academic categories, and the FAQ states 'We will provide additional ways for legitimations wihout.edu domain at a later time', quoted"},{"url":"https://boxedtux.com/","date":"2026-10-22","proved":"'Servers are granted for 6-month terms aligned with semesters. You'll get an email 2 weeks before expiry. Renewal takes 30 seconds with a quick student re-verification.', 'There isn't any grace-period! ... Expired boxes will be immediately deleted.', 'No! There aren't any upgrade options available.', quoted"},{"url":"https://nostr.at/nevent1qqsy0rhaeqmysfgm9u6qmlwse36p40pd74cqjfxp53j900x40nhghsgzyr0stxvm4ksd6w83r5u8pw49x4v274luzwdznlwwgetn5rt5z5pz62zns5q","date":"2026-05-04","proved":"the operator announces boxedtux.com as a new free Linux VPS project built on Proxmox clusters, beside BoxyBSD, quoted"},{"url":"https://boxedtux.com/register","date":"2026-10-24","proved":"quoted: 'Free Linux servers for students for educational purposes. Only academic email addresses are allowed.' and 'Important: Due to resource limits new account registrations are currently stopped! Please do not mail us for invite codes at this time.'"},{"url":"https://boxedtux.com/","date":"2026-10-24","proved":"quoted: '1 vCPU', '1 GB DDR5', '10 GB NVMe', 'IPv4 address', 'IPv6 /64 block included', 'Monthly bandwidth 200 GB', 'Port speed 50 Mbit/s', 'Cost · no card needed'"},{"url":"https://boxedtux.com/","date":"2026-10-24","proved":"quoted: 'Renew each semester', '30-second re-verification every 6 months. Active learners can request extensions at any time.'"},{"url":"https://boxedtux.com/imprint","date":"2026-10-24","proved":"68, 41460 Neuss, Germany', 'VAT ID (USt-IdNr.): not applicable'"}],"verdict":"fails-identity","verified_at":"2026-10-24T06:17:00.000Z","notes":"Not in dossier/compute before this record. 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