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diff --git a/html/img/step-4.png b/html/img/step-4.png index 68cd366..a8f1060 100644 Binary files a/html/img/step-4.png and b/html/img/step-4.png differ diff --git a/html/index.html b/html/index.html index 660d0c1..e4c8710 100644 --- a/html/index.html +++ b/html/index.html @@ -49,47 +49,51 @@ <div class="main" role="main"> <hgroup> <div class="deco first"></div> - <h2>Tor Cloud on Amazon EC2</h2> + <h2>Tor in the Amazon cloud</h2> </hgroup> - <p>The Tor Cloud is a user friendly way of deploying bridges - to help users in countries securely access the Internet, - free of censorship. By donating your bandwidth to the Tor - Network, you improve the safety and speed at which users - can access the Internet. <a href="https://www.torproject.org" - target="_blank">Learn more about Tor »</a></p> + <p>The Tor Cloud project gives you a user-friendly way of deploying + bridges to help users access an uncensored Internet. By setting up a + bridge, you donate bandwidth to the Tor network and help improve the + safety and speed at which users can access the Internet. <a + href="https://www.torproject.org" + target="_blank">Learn more about Tor »</a></p> <p>This project runs on the Amazon EC2 cloud computing - platform, which powers Amazon.com and other major websites - such as Netflix. Users are able to launch their own - virtual machines and computing resources with flexible and - cost-effective terms. The Tor network can always benefit from - more volunteer bandwidth. <a href="http://aws.amazon.com/ec2/" + platform, which powers Amazon.com and other major websites. Amazon + EC2 allows users to launch their own virtual machines and computing + resources with flexible and cost-effective terms. <a + href="http://aws.amazon.com/ec2/" target="_blank">Learn more about Amazon EC2 »</a></p> - <p>Setting up a Tor bridge in the Amazon cloud is simple and - will only take you a couple of minutes. The images have all been - configured with automatic package updates and port forwarding, so you - do not have to worry about Tor not working or lacking security updates. + <p>Setting up a Tor bridge on Amazon EC2 is simple and will only take + you a couple of minutes. The images have been configured with automatic + package updates and port forwarding, so you do not have to worry about + Tor not working or the server not getting security updates. <a href="https://cloud.torproject.org/#get_started" target="_blank">Get started with Tor Cloud »</a></p> <hgroup> <div class="deco"></div> - <h2>AWS Free Usage Tier</h2> + <h2>How much does it cost?</h2> </hgroup> - <p>750 hours of Amazon EC2 Linux Micro Instance usage, - enough hours to run continuously each month.</p> - <p class="footnote">* visit <a - href="http://aws.amazon.com/free/" + <p>To help new customers get started in the cloud, Amazon is + introducing a free usage tier. The Tor Cloud images are all micro + instances, and new customers will be able to run a free micro + instance for a whole year. Please see <a href="http://aws.amazon.com/free/" target="_blank">http://aws.amazon.com/free/</a> for details. </p> - <p>Don't qualify for the Free Tier? No problem, our images - are configured to limit usage at $30/month based on Amazon - fees.</p> + <p>Don't qualify for the Free Tier? No problem. The Tor Cloud + images have been <a href="torrc.txt">configured</a> with a + bandwidth limit. We have <a + href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/3574#comment:4%22%3Eestimate...</a> + that running a bridge will cost around $30 a month, depending on + the region you put it in. See the <a + href="http://aws.amazon.com/ec2/pricing/%22%3EAmazon EC2 + Pricing</a> page for more information.</p> </div>
<!-- Get Started --> <div class="main" role="main"> <hgroup> <div class="deco first"></div> - <h2>Sign up for an AWS account</h2> + <h2>Sign up</h2> </hgroup> <p>Before you can set up a bridge, you need to sign up for an <i>Amazon <br> Web Services (AWS)</i> account. @@ -102,16 +106,19 @@ </p> <hgroup> <div class="deco"></div> - <h2>Select type of relay and its location</h2> + <h2>Select a region</h2> </hgroup> - <p>The images below have been configured as public bridges. - The cost of running a bridge in the Amazon Cloud depends on - a number of factors, including the region you decide to - put it in. See <a href="http://aws.amazon.com/ec2/pricing/">Amazon EC2 - Pricing</a> for more information.</p> + <p>The images below are all configured as bridges. + We have <a + href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/3574#comment:4%22%3Eestimate...</a> + that running a bridge will cost around $30 a month, depending on + the region you put it in. See the <a + href="http://aws.amazon.com/ec2/pricing/%22%3EAmazon EC2 + Pricing</a> page for more information.</p> <br> <ul class="region-nav"> - <li><a class="region" href="https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/home?region=us-east-1#launchAmi=ami-11af6d78" target="_blank">us-east-1<br>Virginia</a></li> + <li><a class="region" + href="https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/home?region=us-east-1#launchAmi=ami-11af6..." target="_blank">us-east-1<br>Virginia</a></li> <li><a class="region" href="https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/home?region=us-west-1#launchAmi=ami-4bf9a40e" target="_blank">us-west-1<br>N. California</a></li> <li><a class="region" href="https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/home?region=ap-northeast-1#launchAmi=ami-3807b239" target="_blank">ap-northeast-1<br>Tokyo</a></li> <li><a class="region" href="https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/home?region=eu-west-1#launchAmi=ami-9c99aae8" target="_blank">eu-west-1<br>Ireland</a></li> @@ -120,10 +127,12 @@
<hgroup> <div class="deco"></div> - <h2>Step by Step Process</h2> + <h2>Step by step process</h2> </hgroup> - <p>Once you have selected a relay and its location, you will be redirected to Amazon's management console. - Simply follow the steps as illustrated below, and your relay will up and running in just a couple of minutes:</p> + <p>After selecting the region, you will be redirected to Amazon's + management console. Simply follow the steps as illustrated below, + and your bridge will up and running in just a couple of + minutes:</p> <div class='slider-wrapper theme-orman'> <div id='slider' class='nivoSlider'> <img src="img/tor-1.png" alt="" title="Click @@ -133,14 +142,19 @@ <img src="img/step-3.png" alt="" title="Click "Continue". (No changes needed here.)"/> <img src="img/step-4.png" alt="" title="Select - "Proceed without Key Pair" and click - "Continue"."/> + "Create a new Key Pair", type + "tor-cloud-servers" for key pair name, and + click "Create & Download your Key Pair". You will + need the key pair if you want to connect to your instance + using SSH."/> <img src="img/step-5.png" alt="" title="Select - "Create a new Security Policy", + "Create a new Security Group", type "tor-cloud-servers" for Group - Name and Description. Select "HTTPS" + Name and Group Description. You need to create two + rules; HTTPS and SSH. Select "HTTPS" from the "Create a new rule" dropdown - and click on "Add Rule". Then Click + and click on "Add Rule". Do the same for + SSH. Then click "Continue"."/> <img src="img/step-6.png" alt="" title="Click "Launch"."/> @@ -171,7 +185,8 @@ SSH.</p>
<p><b>3. What's in the Tor configuration file?</b><br> - Answer here.</p> + The Tor configuration file that the images have been + configured with can be found <a href="torrc.txt">here</a>.</p> <p><b>4. Will the images automatically download and install package updates?</b><br> Yes, the images have all been configured with the <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AutomaticSecurityUpdates"><i>unattended-upgrades</i></a> package. This means that your system will automatically download and install updates.</p> @@ -189,7 +204,7 @@ Yes, simply join #tor on irc.oftc.net and ask your question. It may take a while before we get back to you, so please be patient.</p>
<p><b>8. I have a question that is not answered here, what do I do?</b><br> - Please send an email to <i>help AT rt.torproject.org</i> and we'll make sure it gets added to the list.</p> + Please send an email to <i>help AT rt.torproject.org</i>.</p> </div>
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