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Re: [tor-relays] Fw: Re: Bridge distribution method stuck at "none"
by - 24 Dec '21

24 Dec '21

Hello again. I'm found it weird that all resources says that "Distribution mechanism" should change after a few days and mine was still "none". So now I'm trying torix's suggestion and deleted the keys and all the /var/lib/tor/ directory, changed nickname and started it again. The hashed fingerprint for my bridge is now: 3B5D1AE581EE4113610E094D5993D6299E64EDEF Its the same torrc file I shared before, just new nickname. This is the log of the last heartbeats is the following, minus timestamps (I will update after one week): /var/log/tor# cat notices.log.1 notices.log | grep Heart | grep -v Accounting [notice] Heartbeat: Tor's uptime is 6:00 hours, with 0 circuits open. I've sent 1.89 MB and received 5.37 MB. I've received 38 connections on IPv4 and 38 on IPv6. I've made 26 connections with IPv4 and 0 with IPv6. [notice] Heartbeat: In the last 6 hours, I have seen 0 unique clients. [notice] Heartbeat: Tor's uptime is 12:00 hours, with 0 circuits open. I've sent 3.13 MB and received 9.85 MB. I've received 71 connections on IPv4 and 71 on IPv6. I've made 53 connections with IPv4 and 0 with IPv6. [notice] Heartbeat: In the last 6 hours, I have seen 0 unique clients. [notice] Heartbeat: Tor's uptime is 18:00 hours, with 10 circuits open. I've sent 5.93 MB and received 16.49 MB. I've received 141 connections on IPv4 and 140 on IPv6. I've made 85 connections with IPv4 and 0 with IPv6. [notice] Heartbeat: In the last 6 hours, I have seen 0 unique clients. [notice] Heartbeat: Tor's uptime is 1 day 0:00 hours, with 15 circuits open. I've sent 7.37 MB and received 21.77 MB. I've received 175 connections on IPv4 and 174 on IPv6. I've made 114 connections with IPv4 and 0 with IPv6. [notice] Heartbeat: In the last 6 hours, I have seen 0 unique clients. [notice] Heartbeat: Tor's uptime is 1 day 6:00 hours, with 14 circuits open. I've sent 8.46 MB and received 27.03 MB. I've received 194 connections on IPv4 and 193 on IPv6. I've made 136 connections with IPv4 and 0 with IPv6. [notice] Heartbeat: In the last 6 hours, I have seen 0 unique clients. [notice] Heartbeat: Tor's uptime is 1 day 12:00 hours, with 15 circuits open. I've sent 9.47 MB and received 31.66 MB. I've received 212 connections on IPv4 and 210 on IPv6. I've made 162 connections with IPv4 and 0 with IPv6. [notice] Heartbeat: In the last 6 hours, I have seen 1 unique clients. [notice] Heartbeat: Tor's uptime is 1 day 18:00 hours, with 15 circuits open. I've sent 10.64 MB and received 36.48 MB. I've received 229 connections on IPv4 and 227 on IPv6. I've made 181 connections with IPv4 and 0 with IPv6. [notice] Heartbeat: In the last 6 hours, I have seen 0 unique clients. I also added a IPv4 iptables rule just to count the traffic: # iptables -vnL|grep TOR 74451 14M ACCEPT tcp -- * * 0.0.0.0/0 0.0.0.0/0 multiport dports 6661:6662 /* TOR R */ # Is this ammount of connections/clients normal for the first day of a bridge? Thanks El mar, 21 dic 2021 a las 20:10, torix (<***>) escribió: > I'm writing you at gmail because I got a note from the list admin saying > they couldn't moderate my post because they couldn't decrypt it, so were > refusing it. However, you do seem to have seen my post, so I'm a bit > confused about posting to the list. > > Since you don't seem to be getting anyone connecting with your current > bridge and you are still stuck at "none", I'd think about just deleting the > keys directory: > /var/lib/tor/keys/ in linux > /var/db/tor/keys in freeBSD > This directory holds the actual identity of the tor relay, so if you > delete it and restart tor, it will make a new key and start as a completely > new relay, and give metrics a new chance to give you a bridge type. > The lifecycle of a new relay post which gives a month before it settles in > does not mean that you shouldn't be getting some connections in the first > few days. At least that has been my experience in the last few weeks > putting up a couple of bridges in response to the Tor Project's call. I > started getting 1-5 concurrent connections in the first day. I wish I'd > been paying more attention, but I certainly had a bridge type assigned in > the first or second day of running. > > Good Luck! > > --Torix > > Sent with ProtonMail <https://protonmail.com/> Secure Email. > > ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ > On Tuesday, December 21st, 2021 at 4:03 PM, - <damisame(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi. > Thanks for the suggestions. > I thought it will take a couple of days to show activity, not a couple of > months. > > This is my torrc: > ------------- > BridgeRelay 1 > BridgeDistribution any > PublishServerDescriptor 1 > Log notice file /dev/shm/tor-notices-bridge.log > RunAsDaemon 1 > RelayBandwidthRate 2000 KB > RelayBandwidthBurst 3000 KB > AccountingMax 5120 GB > AccountingStart month 1 00:00 > ORPort 6661 > ServerTransportPlugin obfs4 exec /usr/bin/obfs4proxy > ServerTransportListenAddr obfs4 0.0.0.0:6662 > ExtORPort auto > ContactInfo <address(a)email.com> > Nickname *(editted)* > ------------------ > > Ports 6661-2 are reachable externally. > > https://bridges.torproject.org/status says: > > * obfs4: functional > Last tested: 2021-12-21 04:39:48.514002439 +0000 UTC (11h19m41.110084213s ago) > > > Thanks > > El mar, 21 dic 2021 a las 16:57, <lists(a)for-privacy.net> escribió: > >> On Sunday, December 19, 2021 5:47:29 PM CET - wrote: >> >> > However I dont see practically any traffic besides when I'm using it, >> and >> > on "Relay Search" it shows as "Bridge distribution mechanism: None". >> > The bridge has been up and running for 10 days straigth. >> It can take many weeks or months before the first users start using the >> bridge. >> >> > At first I only had the line: "PublishServerDescriptor 1". >> This is default ... >> >> > After five days, I tried adding "BridgeRelay 1" >> ... if you set 'BridgeRelay 1' (this is absolutely necessary to be a >> bridge) >> >> > and "BridgeDistribution >> > moat", "https" and "any". >> AFAIK only none or any (default) can be set. BridgeDB then automatically >> assigns 'https, moat, Email or reseved' >> >> man torrc | grep Bridge >> BridgeDistribution string >> If set along with BridgeRelay, Tor will include a new line in its bridge >> descriptor which indicates to the BridgeDB service how it would like its >> bridge address to be given out. Set it to "none" if you want BridgeDB to >> avoid distributing your bridge address, or "any" to let BridgeDB decide. >> See https://bridges.torproject.org/info for a more up-to-date list of >> options. (Default: any) >> >> > Neither seems to have produced any change. >> > >> > Is this normal or could I have missed something on the configuration? >> Don't forget obfs4: >> >> ## obfs4 is used because it can do IPv4 and IPv6 connections >> simultaneously >> ## >> https://gitweb.torproject.org/pluggable-transports/obfs4.git/tree/README.md >> ServerTransportPlugin obfs4 exec /usr/bin/obfs4proxy >> >> ## The ServerTransportListenAddr line is dual stack friendly. >> ServerTransportListenAddr obfs4 [::]:443 >> >> > Thank you. >> If there are further problems, it is best to post your whole torrc: >> ~$ grep ^[^#] /etc/tor/torrc >> >> -- >> ╰_╯ Ciao Marco! >> >> Debian GNU/Linux >> >> It's free software and it gives you >> freedom!_______________________________________________ >> tor-relays mailing list >> tor-relays(a)lists.torproject.org >> https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays >> > >

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Bridge distribution method stuck at "none"
by - 21 Dec '21

21 Dec '21

Hello. I tried to set up a bridge on an Ubuntu server and it seems working fine. I can connect to it manually from different devices using the bridge address from obfs4_bridgeline.txt file. However I dont see practically any traffic besides when I'm using it, and on "Relay Search" it shows as "Bridge distribution mechanism: None". The bridge has been up and running for 10 days straigth. At first I only had the line: "PublishServerDescriptor 1". After five days, I tried adding "BridgeRelay 1" and "BridgeDistribution moat", "https" and "any". Neither seems to have produced any change. Is this normal or could I have missed something on the configuration? Thank you.

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Tor Relay Operators Survey - Gamification Project - Miko
by Sukeshani Tayade 21 Dec '21

21 Dec '21

*Hello Tor Relay Operators!* My name is Miko and I am an intern via Outreachy.org. I am working on a project to understand Tor Relay Operators and incentivise your relay running experience. You can read more about this project here: https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/community/relays/-/issues/26 https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/community/relays/-/issues/27 We appreciate your contribution to the Tor Network and want to make your relay running experience better. We would like to hear from you directly. *Please answer the survey below* and be as detailed as you'd like. We're looking forward to your responses! They will be instrumental in directing our mission to serve you better. *SURVEY:* https://survey.torproject.org/index.php/459487

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Relay operator section in our forum
by Georg Koppen 21 Dec '21

21 Dec '21

Hello! Some of you might already have seen that we have a shiny new forum now.[1] And, of course, there is a part of it dedicated to providing support for relay operators as well.[2] Check it out and feel free to contribute! Thanks, Georg [1] https://forum.torproject.net/ [2] https://forum.torproject.net/c/support/relay-operator/17

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Running dedicated Tor node hosting
by bobby stickel 20 Dec '21

20 Dec '21

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Middle Relay shows Adv. Bandwidth of 0 B on Tor-Metrics
by petrarca＠protonmail.ch 19 Dec '21

19 Dec '21

My middle relay 605EE4375EE4C38215C8949F5808863749FD4F4A crashed and I had to set it up from scratch. It's up again for over 14 hours now, and all logs and other checks I did look fine - the only thing which is strange is on the Tor-Metrics page showing "Advertised Bandwidth" as zero (0 B). Any idea what I might have missed or overlooked?

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Introduction from lokodlare
by abuse＠lokodlare.com 16 Dec '21

16 Dec '21

Hello Tor relay operators, I joined this mail list recently and wanted to take the opportunity to shortly introduce myself. My name is Kristian, I am based in Europe, and I operate all nodes behind the domain lokodlare.com. “Lökodlare” is Swedish for “onion farmers”, which is pretty much what I do. My goal is to contribute to the Tor network by providing a couple of high-bandwidth nodes all over the globe, preferably at less common providers and/or in niche countries. I will focus on Middle and Guard relays, though I will throw some exits into the mix every now and then with a very reduced exit policy. I currently operate 90+ relays and bridges with a theoretical bandwidth capacity of roughly 25 Gbit/s. As a snapshot, those nodes handled around 280 TB of Tor-related traffic in the past 24 hours. I am looking forward to talk/discuss with all of you in the future. Thanks, have a great Sunday, Kristian

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IPv6
by xplato 16 Dec '21

16 Dec '21

Hi all, I was able to add IPv6 on four HardenedBSD relays I run however I have now noticed a number of malicious login attempts. I am wondering if there is some correlation with the IPv6 or just a coincidence? Best regards, Dan Sent from ProtonMail for iOS

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Old question
by Qimam Fellowship 16 Dec '21

16 Dec '21

Hello, the Torproject. We launched relays and bridges 3 days ago, today we received a few emails from noreply(a)torweather.org saying that our relays are down. Your metrics website says our relays are offline, but in fact our VPS are online and tor daemon is running. The status of our bridges is displayed as online. We attached tor daemon log from one of our relays and list of our relays and bridges fingerprint. Is this an error on your metrics website and Tor Weather bot or we misconfigured something?

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How to become a directory authority
by bobby stickel 16 Dec '21

16 Dec '21

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