The GNU/Hurd boxes are only available for people who have already shown some level of involvement in the project. If you simply want to try the Hurd, the easiest way is running it in a virtual machine.
An alternative to online shell access may be using a QEMU image.
| Hoster | Name | Distribution | Machine Specs | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sceen | darnassus | Debian GNU/Hurd | Xeon E5-1620 3.6 GHz, 1.8 GiB | KVM guest on dalaran; public Hurd box; web server |
| sceen | ironforge | Debian GNU/Hurd | Xeon E5-1620 3.6 GHz, 1.8 GiB | KVM guest on dalaran; Debian buildd only, no public access |
| sceen | exodar | Debian GNU/Hurd | Xeon E5-1620 3.6 GHz, 1.8 GiB | KVM guest on dalaran; Debian porterbox, all Debian Developers have access |
| sceen | dalaran | Debian GNU/Linux | Xeon E5-1620 3.6 GHz, 64 GiB ECC | KVM host |
| libav | x86_32-hurd-gcc-4.7 | Debian GNU/Hurd | libav instance of the FATE Automated Test Environment | |
If you are a Debian Developer, you can log into the exodar.debian.net machine with your DD account, your public ssh keys are already there. Debian maintainers can also request an account.