[tor-relays] Tiny computers (RPi-like) for exit nodes?

[Michael McConville]

Zack Weinberg wrote:
> Has anyone had any experience running *exit* nodes on Raspberry
> Pi-grade hardware, or slightly beefier?  We are thinking of replacing
> the old, bulky, power-hungry machine currently running exit
> 78C7C299DB4C4BD119A22B87B57D5AF5F3741A79 with something on that level.
> It only has to hit 10Mbps.

There's only one way to find out, but I suspect an RPi would be too weak
for the job. Exits use more CPU because they manage far more TCP/UDP
connections than a non-exit relay. I've seen significant CPU usage
(maybe even CPU saturation) on a cheap Intel Core Duo moving about 3-5
MB/s.

Best,
Mike