EST. 2016 · STILL DANGEROUS

crash my box

simple commands. for sometimes not so simple tasks.

a curl-able toolbox of genuinely useful utilities, mild footguns, and one (1) real fork bomb.

— bash —

you@crashmybox:~$

BOXES CRASHED

0.00%

MEASURED UPTIME

REGRETS

// THE TOOLBOX

the commands

copy a one-liner, paste it into a terminal you trust. hit run for a taste first.

/ip

WAN IP lookup

ask the internet who you really are. returns your server's public IP and nothing else. refreshingly honest.

$curl -s https://crashmybox.com/ip.txt | bash

/ip-translate

internal → WAN translator

every internal interface, mapped to the public IP it escapes through. for when you live behind a firewall and have trust issues.

$curl -s https://crashmybox.com/ip-translate.txt | bash

/mysql-tuner

mysql tuner

110KB of perl that reads your database its rights. recommendations included, feelings not spared.

$curl -s https://crashmybox.com/mysql-tuner.txt | perl

/plesk-password

plesk password lookup

you forgot the admin password again. we both knew you would. here it is.

$curl -s https://crashmybox.com/plesk-password.txt | bash

/plesk-email-password

plesk email password lookup

every mailbox password on the box. with great curl comes great responsibility you will absolutely not exercise.

$curl -s https://crashmybox.com/plesk-email-password.txt | bash -s you@example.com

/count-files-in-directory

count files in a directory

files per subdirectory, ranked worst-first. finally settle how cursed node_modules really is.

$curl -s https://crashmybox.com/count-files-in-directory.txt | bash

/fork — handle with care

// THE NAMESAKE

FBaaS.

fork bomb as a service. the command this whole site is named after. it recursively spawns processes until your machine politely gives up. do not run it in production. (you're going to run it in production.)

$curl -s https://crashmybox.com/fork.txt | bash

payload: :(){ :|:& };:

// FRESH DROPS

new this decade

commands that didn't exist in 2016, for problems that absolutely did.

/coffeeNEW

brew coffee

issues a brew request to the server. the server has objections, and the moral high ground.

$curl -s https://crashmybox.com/coffee.txt

/excuseNEW

excuse generator

a fresh, professionally plausible reason it is not your fault. new one every run.

$curl -s https://crashmybox.com/excuse.txt | bash

/downNEW

is it down or is it just me

pings a host so you don't have to wonder. delivers the verdict with zero tact.

$curl -s https://crashmybox.com/down.txt | bash -s example.com

/cowsayNEW

cowsay

a cow says your message. the single most important command on this entire website.

$curl -s https://crashmybox.com/cowsay.txt | bash -s "moo"

// THE FINE PRINT

crashmybox pipes scripts straight into your shell. that's the whole appeal, and also the entire problem. read before you run.

always inspect a script before piping it to bash. yes, even ours. especially ours.

⚠ DISCLAIMER — cat /etc/use-at-your-own-risk

crashmybox is provided as-is, for educational and novelty purposes, with no warranty of any kind, express or implied. the commands and scripts on this site — including, very much, the fork bomb — can modify, disrupt, or crash systems, expose sensitive data, and cause loss of data or downtime.

you are solely responsible for anything you run. only run these commands on systems you own or are explicitly authorized to operate, and always read and understand a script before piping it to a shell. piping untrusted code to bash / perl is inherently risky — that's kind of the joke, but the risk is real.

to the maximum extent permitted by law, the operators of this site accept no liability for any damage, loss, or chaos resulting from use of these commands. nothing here is legal, security, or professional advice. if you don't accept this, don't run the commands.