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== RedBrick's servers == | == RedBrick's servers == | ||
When you connect to RedBrick, you are creating a remote connection to our servers, most likely minerva (the main login machine). This uses SSH, or Secure Shell, to encrypt data and allow you to use your user account as though you were sitting at the actual machine. | When you connect to RedBrick, you are creating a remote connection to our servers, most likely [[minerva]] (the main login machine). This uses SSH, or Secure Shell, to encrypt data and allow you to use your user account as though you were sitting at the actual machine. | ||
Our servers all run Unix-like operating systems, the most common being Ubuntu, a distribution of GNU/Linux. There are plans for a Windows machine to facilitate .NET and other such development, which should be available soon. For more information on the machines, please see the [[Redbrick_Hardware|inventory]]. | Our servers all run Unix-like operating systems, the most common being Ubuntu, a distribution of GNU/Linux. There are plans for a Windows machine to facilitate .NET and other such development, which should be available soon. For more information on the machines, please see the [[Redbrick_Hardware|inventory]]. | ||