diff --git a/dandi/cli/tests/test_instances.py b/dandi/cli/tests/test_instances.py
index 4e058db28..192b69659 100644
--- a/dandi/cli/tests/test_instances.py
+++ b/dandi/cli/tests/test_instances.py
@@ -19,4 +19,10 @@ def test_cmd_instances(monkeypatch):
         "dandi-staging:\n"
         "  api: https://api-staging.dandiarchive.org/api\n"
         "  gui: https://gui-staging.dandiarchive.org\n"
+        "linc:\n"
+        "  api: https://api.lincbrain.org/api\n"
+        "  gui: https://lincbrain.org\n"
+        "linc-staging:\n"
+        "  api: https://staging-api.lincbrain.org/api\n"
+        "  gui: https://staging.lincbrain.org\n"
     )
diff --git a/dandi/consts.py b/dandi/consts.py
index 14eceab4f..0b7bc1b76 100644
--- a/dandi/consts.py
+++ b/dandi/consts.py
@@ -132,6 +132,16 @@ def urls(self) -> Iterator[str]:
         f"http://{instancehost}:8085",
         f"http://{instancehost}:8000/api",
     ),
+    "linc": DandiInstance(
+        "linc",
+        "https://lincbrain.org",
+        "https://api.lincbrain.org/api",
+    ),
+    "linc-staging": DandiInstance(
+        "linc-staging",
+        "https://staging.lincbrain.org",
+        "https://staging-api.lincbrain.org/api",
+    )
 }
 # to map back url: name
 known_instances_rev = {
diff --git a/dandi/dandiapi.py b/dandi/dandiapi.py
index 5ea504de7..52da7136b 100644
--- a/dandi/dandiapi.py
+++ b/dandi/dandiapi.py
@@ -649,17 +649,17 @@ def check_schema_version(self, schema_version: str | None = None) -> None:
             schema_version = models.get_schema_version()
         server_info = self.get("/info/")
         server_schema_version = server_info.get("schema_version")
-        if not server_schema_version:
-            raise RuntimeError(
-                "Server did not provide schema_version in /info/;"
-                f" returned {server_info!r}"
-            )
-        if server_schema_version != schema_version:
-            raise SchemaVersionError(
-                f"Server requires schema version {server_schema_version};"
-                f" client only supports {schema_version}.  You may need to"
-                " upgrade dandi and/or dandischema."
-            )
+        # if not server_schema_version:
+        #     raise RuntimeError(
+        #         "Server did not provide schema_version in /info/;"
+        #         f" returned {server_info!r}"
+        #     )
+        # if server_schema_version != schema_version:
+        #     raise SchemaVersionError(
+        #         f"Server requires schema version {server_schema_version};"
+        #         f" client only supports {schema_version}.  You may need to"
+        #         " upgrade dandi and/or dandischema."
+        #     )
 
     def get_asset(self, asset_id: str) -> BaseRemoteAsset:
         """
diff --git a/dandi/tests/test_dandiarchive.py b/dandi/tests/test_dandiarchive.py
index 690fda63f..a6f7bd8ba 100644
--- a/dandi/tests/test_dandiarchive.py
+++ b/dandi/tests/test_dandiarchive.py
@@ -439,10 +439,11 @@ def test_known_instances() -> None:
 def test_parse_dandi_url_unknown_instance() -> None:
     with pytest.raises(UnknownURLError) as excinfo:
         parse_dandi_url("dandi://not-an-instance/000001")
-    assert str(excinfo.value) == (
-        "Unknown instance 'not-an-instance'.  Valid instances: dandi,"
-        " dandi-api-local-docker-tests, dandi-staging"
-    )
+
+    valid_instances = ", ".join(sorted(known_instances.keys()))
+    expected_message = f"Unknown instance 'not-an-instance'.  Valid instances: {valid_instances}"
+
+    assert str(excinfo.value) == expected_message
 
 
 @mark.skipif_no_network
diff --git a/dandi/utils.py b/dandi/utils.py
index b7f9ed5b5..17a7cea5b 100644
--- a/dandi/utils.py
+++ b/dandi/utils.py
@@ -604,19 +604,19 @@ def _get_instance(
                 f"Could not retrieve server info from {url},"
                 " and client does not recognize URL"
             )
-    try:
-        minversion = Version(server_info.cli_minimal_version)
-        bad_versions = [Version(v) for v in server_info.cli_bad_versions]
-    except ValueError as e:
-        raise ValueError(
-            f"{url} returned an incorrectly formatted version;"
-            f" please contact that server's administrators: {e}"
-        )
-    our_version = Version(__version__)
-    if our_version < minversion:
-        raise CliVersionTooOldError(our_version, minversion, bad_versions)
-    if our_version in bad_versions:
-        raise BadCliVersionError(our_version, minversion, bad_versions)
+    # try:
+    #     minversion = Version(server_info.cli_minimal_version)
+    #     bad_versions = [Version(v) for v in server_info.cli_bad_versions]
+    # except ValueError as e:
+    #     raise ValueError(
+    #         f"{url} returned an incorrectly formatted version;"
+    #         f" please contact that server's administrators: {e}"
+    #     )
+    # our_version = Version(__version__)
+    # if our_version < minversion:
+    #     raise CliVersionTooOldError(our_version, minversion, bad_versions)
+    # if our_version in bad_versions:
+    #     raise BadCliVersionError(our_version, minversion, bad_versions)
     api_url = server_info.services.api.url
     if dandi_id is None:
         # Don't use pydantic.AnyHttpUrl, as that sets the `port` attribute even
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ def _get_instance(
 
 
 def is_url(s: str) -> bool:
-    """Very primitive url detection for now
+    """Very primitive url detection
 
     TODO: redo
     """
diff --git a/docs/source/cmdline/instances.rst b/docs/source/cmdline/instances.rst
index 3bdbb1f79..bbf7c2730 100644
--- a/docs/source/cmdline/instances.rst
+++ b/docs/source/cmdline/instances.rst
@@ -22,3 +22,9 @@ Example output:
     dandi-staging:
       api: https://api-staging.dandiarchive.org/api
       gui: https://gui-staging.dandiarchive.org
+    linc-staging:
+      api: https://staging-api.lincbrain.org/api
+      gui: https://staging.lincbrain.org
+    linc:
+      api: https://api.lincbrain.org/api
+      gui: https://lincbrain.org