[tor-relays] R: Re: Seeking Advice on Running Multiple Tor Relays or A Bridge

[Alessandro Greco]

> … bank, news, etc as these entities often block Tor relays …
Even if it is a middle node?
Why would they do that?
 Il dom, lug 7, 2024 alle 00:14, Gary C. New via tor-relays <tor-relays at lists.torproject.org> ha scritto:  Alessandro,

I would recommend running bridges (opposed to relays) on a home network to avoid browing issues with your bank, news, etc as these entities often block Tor relays and not bridges.
Respectfully,

Gary
        


                    
                                        On Saturday, July 6, 2024, 3:07:52 PM MDT, Roger Dingledine <arma at torproject.org> wrote:
                                        
                    


                On Sat, Jul 06, 2024 at 06:34:37PM +0000, Alessandro Greco via tor-relays wrote:> I have some experience running a Tor relay, and I am now interested in setting up another one. I plan to do this using my home internet connection, which is an FTTH line with bandwidth up to 2 Gbps.Thanks for running a relay!> I have read that it is possible to run multiple relays on the same node, but I am unsure how to configure this.If you're using the tor deb (e.g. on Debian or Ubuntu), it comes witha tool to set up multiple tors. "man tor-instance-create" to get started.There is also the possibility of using the fancy automateddeployment tools that some of the bigger relay operators hereuse, which probably only makes sense if you are already familiarwith these automation tools (a popular one based on ansible:https://github.com/nusenu/ansible-relayor ).In either case, make sure you have enough memory in your system tohandle each Tor relay: relays can use 1 or 2 gigabytes of memory eachduring normal operation, but when the network is under load it can gomuch higher than that.> Additionally, I am curious about what would be most beneficial for the Tor network today: a highly resilient bridge or multiple relays managed from the same node?If you have the bandwidth (which it sounds like you do), the multiplefast relays will be much more useful to the network.See also https://2019.www.torproject.org/docs/faq#RelayOrBridge> Is it feasible to operate both at the same time? This is probably not the best idea since the bridge's IP address would be public, right?It is technically possible yes, but as you say, having a public relayon the IP address will undermine the effectiveness of your bridge onthat IP address.The same logic is also why we don't recommend running two differentkinds of bridges on a single IP address: if one of them gets discoveredand the censor blocks by IP address, then the other will stop working too.> I am looking for guidance on the best course of action to support the Tor community.> Thank you in advance for your assistance,Aleff.Thanks for wanting to help!--Roger_______________________________________________tor-relays mailing listtor-relays at lists.torproject.orghttps://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays
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