[tor-relays] OVHcloud does not allow Tor exit relays on VPS/cloud services

[Olaf Grimm]

I've had enough with OVH as well. For a long time they played a good 
hoster, but somehow it's different now. I am bombarded by "abuse" and 
"tickets", which unanswered first have no consequences, until suddenly 
the VPS is in rescue mode.
But there is no ticket in the customer panel. If you ask, the network 
team is not the Abuse team, so you don't get to the right address. They 
forward it internally.

The same happens with the hoster Yourserver.se. For a very long time it 
was quiet there too. I had to switch all exit relays to normal relays 
there too.

In total 18 exit relays are lost now and I will switch them off as 
normal relays this year, because my focus is on exit relays, if you have 
to pay so much. Both hosters were very fast and always good in the network.

Olaf


Am 31.01.22 um 19:56 schrieb Neel Chauhan:
> Hi,
> 
> I was running a pair of Tor exit relays on OVH, and when I sent an 
> response, I got this as a reply:
> 
> ===
> As provided in our Service Specific Terms, Anonymization services, such 
> as TOR, are not permitted on OVHcloud's VPS or Public Cloud services. We 
> request that you immediately cease utilizing your current subscriptions 
> as a TOR exit node. Failure to comply with this request may result in 
> the suspension and/or termination of your servers and/or account in 
> accordance with our Terms of Service.
> 
> https://us.ovhcloud.com/legal/service-specific-terms
> ===
> 
> It seems OVH does not allow Tor exit relays on "cloud" or "VPS" 
> subscriptions anymore. In the past when I used OVH for exits I had no 
> issues, so they must have changed their TOS.
> 
> I am assuming OVH dedicated servers are fine.
> 
> I guess I'm moving the two exit relays to Terrahost. Terrahost is more 
> expensive but I already have exits there and they are excellent.
> 
> I never had a great experience with OVH.
> 
> -Neel
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