On Sun, Nov 17, 2013 at 2:57 PM, Ralph Guntermann ralphguntermann@swissmail.net wrote:
Hi!
Hi,
I'm trying to set up 2 tor bridge relays on amazon aws.
I follow the guide on the tor cloud web page at torproject.org but I'm unable to view the AMI or instance configuration when I get logged-in to my aws account.
I've figured out that I can set-up my instance from within my aws account but I'm uncertain how to proceed.
This is what I'd like to do:
Set-up 2 instances on my aws account with 1 instance based in the region South America (São Paulo) and another instance in the region Asia Pacific (Singapore) using the AMI for Obfsproxy Bridges.
I've found 2 tor-cloud AMIs listed in the Community AMIs. These are:
Tor-Cloud-EC2--us-east-1-04-13-2013-20616 - ami-69d30974 [Copied ami-4a7c1a23 from us-east-1] Tor-Cloud-EC2--us-east-1...13-2013-20616 Root device type: ebs Virtualization type: paravirtual
&
Tor-Cloud-EC2--us-east-1-04-13-2013-7427 - ami-6bd30976 [Copied ami-567c1a3f from us-east-1] Tor-Cloud-EC2--us-east-1...-13-2013-7427 Root device type: ebs Virtualization type: paravirtual
Perhaps there is a choice of 2 AMIs because 1 is for Obfsproxy Bridges & the other is for Private Bridges? I'm not sure which AMI I should choose for Obfsproxy Bridges.
Correct. For a shared obfsproxy bridge in São Paulo use AMI ID ami-69d30974. For a private obfsproxy bridge in Singapore use AMI ID ami-601c5332. You can find this information on https://cloud.torproject.org/#get_started.
From what I can see, once I've chosen the correct AMI it should be very easy to finish the configuration.
It is, but please remember to open the right ports in the firewall before booting the instances. See https://cloud.torproject.org/#get_started for a list of ports.
Also, am I correct in thinking that I can host 2 instances in different regions on the same account? It doesn't matter so much if this isn't possible, I suppose I could host both instance in the same region.
This is possible. You should be able to change the location with a drop-down menu somewhere.
All,
Isn't the free deal for one instance only? Since they seem to count eligibility by credit card accounts just reassure your family and friends that it is free and that you will reimburse them should a small charge come up.
Robert
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On Sun, Nov 17, 2013 at 7:52 PM, I beatthebastards@inbox.com wrote:
Isn't the free deal for one instance only?
Yes, it's for one instance per account (and one account counts as an email address plus a credit card).
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