Hi Keifer,
On Mon, 2020-05-11 at 15:56 -0700, Keifer Bly wrote:
OVS allows for middle relays but exits may be risky. So I started up a new middle relay called udeserveprivacy.
Great to see that you're adding bandwidth to the network! OVH does indeed allow running middle relays, and many relay operators have one or more running there: https://metrics.torproject.org/rs.html#search/as:AS16276
However, there is also a slight problem here, as having many relays at one hosting company is not so good for Tor's network diversity. If you have the option between running a node at a popular hoster or a less popular one, go with the latter. See Tor's community website for tips on picking a hoster: https://community.torproject.org/relay/technical-considerations/#as/location...
I used this configurator here https://tor-relay.co/setup/bb7f44360c00b8d2783ef4a3f8f52f78 To install unattended upgrades. This will keep both the OS and tor automatically up to date correct? Do I need to manually restart the VPS for this to happen? Thanks.
Looking at the script you're linking to, it seems that you're using this unattended-upgrades configuration: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/flxn/tor-relay-configurator/master/misc/50...
This configuration will _not_ automatically reboot your VPS when required for a kernel update. If you want automatic reboots, change this line in /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/50unattended-upgrades:
Unattended-Upgrade::Automatic-Reboot "false";
to:
Unattended-Upgrade::Automatic-Reboot "true";