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December 2024

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A call for more WebTunnel bridges
by gus 02 Dec '24

02 Dec '24

Dear relay operators, Last week, we kicked off a campaign to grow the number of Tor WebTunnel bridges. And the response has been amazing! In less than five days, we've already increased 80+ new WebTunnel bridges! Today is 'Cyber Monday', and it's a good opportunity to take advantage of special offers from hosting providers and contribute to this campaign. Learn how to join this campaign below or read our blog post for more details: https://blog.torproject.org/call-for-webtunnel-bridges/ … [View More]Thank you for running relays & bridges, Gus ## Summary We are calling on the Tor community and the Internet freedom community to help us scale up WebTunnel bridges. If you've ever thought about running a Tor bridge, now is the time. Recent reports from Tor users in Russia indicate an escalation in online censorship with the goal of blocking access to Tor and other circumvention tools. This new wave includes attempts to block Tor bridges and pluggable transports developed by the Tor Project, removal of circumvention apps from stores, and targeting popular hosting providers, shrinking the space for bypassing censorship. Despite these ongoing actions, Tor remains effective. One alarming trend is the targeted blocking of popular hosting providers by Roscomnadzor. As many circumvention tools are using them, this action made some Tor bridges inaccessible to many users in Russia. As Roscomnadzor and internet service providers in Russia are increasing their blocking efforts, the need for more WebTunnel bridges has become urgent. ## Bridge campaign rules for participation The campaign starts today, November 28, 2024, and will run until March 10, 2025. As a token of our appreciation for your volunteer work, we're offering a Tor t-shirt to operators who run 5 or more WebTunnel bridges during this period. Please note: Only one t-shirt will be awarded per operator. See the technical requirements below to participate in the campaign. WebTunnel deployment guide: https://community.torproject.org/relay/setup/webtunnel/ ## Technical requirements to join this campaign 1. Operators must run one WebTunnel bridge per IPv4. It is acceptable to use multiple subdomains or distinct domains. 2. Include a valid email address as your contact information. Or we won't be able to confirm and validate your participation in the campaign. 3. Maintain your bridges running for at least 1 year. 4. Ensure your bridges have a solid uptime, operating close to 24/7. Reboots for updates are fine. 5. Your bridge must remain functional during the campaign period. 6. Do not host your bridges with Hetzner. See: https://ntc.party/t/12845 ## How to participate After spinning up and verifying that your 5 WebTunnel bridges are working, confirm your participation by emailing frontdesk(a)torproject.org with the following template: ``` Subject: Participation in Bridge Campaign 2025 Body: Hi, I'm signing up for the Tor Bridge Campaign. These are my bridges: <Add here your bridge lines> My t-shirt is (pick your size: https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/community/team/-/wikis/tshirts/tshirt-siz…) ``` To validate your participation, please contact us using the same email address listed in your contactinfo. You can expect your reward to be shipped in Q2 2025. -- The Tor Project Community Team Lead [View Less]

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haproxy webtunnel
by Softail 01 Dec '24

01 Dec '24

I'm trying to set up a webtunnel bridge using haproxy since that's what I use for ssl. I have the webtunnel docker image, which is a bit oldish but seems to be working, is reachable from the internet, listening on 15000 etc. When I connect with a browser using the random string exactly as it is in the bridge line it finds it and passes it on. That doesn't work but haproxy did the right thing. I can append anything to that and haproxy works. When I try to connect from android tor browser … [View More]

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