May 2024 - tor-relays - lists.torproject.org

response to zimmer family hitting max descriptor size
by code9n＠pm.me 07 May '24

07 May '24

Hi, re. # Questions & Answers * Q: zimmer family hitting max descriptor size https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/tor/-/issues/40837 Any news on a possible solution to this ongoing issue? tl;dr: more powerful relays rather than large numbers of them. *Please note I have very little idea what I'm talking about here and there's probably something I don't know about or just don't understand. If a family has a very large number of exit relays but the capacity of each one is not that great couldn't they just spend the same money on making existing relays more powerful rather than having more of them? If we're using VPSs then the limits applicable to single cores don't seem to apply the way they do to physical servers. I run a single non-exit relay but I get more traffic through it by having more RAM and multiple vCPUs. The VPS seems to act like it has one large, powerful core rather than the 5 smaller one's it 'actually' has. So if 'descriptors' refer to the number of relays not their capacity wouldn't this work? Side note: to get more bang for your buck you can ask your VPS provider to swap some storage for more vCPUs, that's what I did and it certainly seems to allow me to run more traffic through my one relay. It doesn't need that much storage anyway. So you get the same amount of traffic through fewer, larger relays. cheers,

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Tor Relay Operator Meetup - Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 19 UTC
by gus 06 May '24

06 May '24

Hello, The Tor Relay Operator will happen this Saturday, April 13 at 19UTC! ## Agenda - Announcements: - New Network Health Team lead - 0.4.7 EOL removal - Relay Operator census - Elections 2024: previous (March) / next round (April) - Q&A - Please feel free to add other topics here: https://pad.riseup.net/p/tor-relay-april-meetup-keep ## Meetup details - Room link: https://tor.meet.coop/gus-og0-x74-dzn - When: April 13, 2024 - 19.00 UTC - Duration: 60 to 90 minutes - Tor Code of Conduct: https://community.torproject.org/policies/code_of_conduct/ - Registration: No need for a registration or anything else, just use the room-linkabove. We will open the room 10 minutes before. cheers, Gus -- The Tor Project Community Team Lead

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Ansible for Tor Network Webtunnel Bridges
by Jacobo Nájera 03 May '24

03 May '24

Hi, Share this Ansible role for Webtunnel, with which you can install, configure, and operate Tor network Webtunnel bridges. Currently, it supports installing bridges on Debian, with support for other operating systems coming soon. Repository with the Ansible role for Webtunnel https://github.com/nvjacobo/webtunnel In the Ansible Galaxy repository https://galaxy.ansible.com/nvjacobo/webtunnel A small guide to use the role https://acuare.la/en/ansible-webtunnel-bridges-tor-network/ Feedback are welcome! Thanks, Jacobo

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