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[tor-bugs] #17172 [Wiki]: A fast guide to run a Win32 tor relay



#17172: A fast guide to run a Win32 tor relay
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 Reporter:  TORques      |          Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |      Milestone:  Tor: unspecified
Component:  Wiki         |        Version:  Tor: unspecified
 Keywords:  Win32 relay  |  Actual Points:
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 https://www.torproject.org/docs/tor-doc-relay.html.en

   Since Vidalia (a graphical interface for Tor) is no longer included in
 Tor Browser, there are currently no easy relay packages for Windows and OS
 X users. One option might be to run Debian in a VM, or use a different
 means of getting a Tor binary on your system (Expert Bundle, Homebrew,
 Macports). Please help make this process easier!

 Running a Win32 tor relay
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   Succesfully tested on Windows XP SP3 32bit OS.

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  1. Download the Microsoft Windows Tor Expert Bundle from:
 https://www.torproject.org/download/download.html.en

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   The Tor Expert Bundle contains just Tor and nothing else. You'll need to
 configure Tor and all of your applications manually. This installer must
 be run as Administrator. Extract the zip archive to "C:\relay" (or
 wherever you want but consider to avoid the spaces in selected path). Now
 your tor is installed and ready.

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  2. Open TCP ports in your firewall for the ORPort (443 or 9001 or other)
 and the DirPort 9030 (80 or 9030 or other) and set the according
 forwarding rules in your router

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   tor.exe will try to automatically forward these ports using NAT-PMP
 (common on Apple routers) and UPnP (common on routers from other
 manufacturers).

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  3. Increase the number of connections in Windows

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   Write the next code with a text editor and save the file as *.reg
 {{{
 Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters]
 "MaxHashTableSize"=dword:00000800
 "MaxUserPort"=dword:0000fffe
 "TcpTimedWaitDelay"=dword:0000001e
 "TcpNumConnections"=dword:00fffffe
 }}}

 Hit *.reg and add new settings in Registry.

 This are the default settings in Registry:
 MaxHashTableSize = 512 (Default = 512, Range = 64-65536)
 MaxUserPort = 5000 (Default = 5000, Max = 65534)
 TcpTimedWaitDelay = 240 (Default = 240 secs, Range = 30-300)
 The "TcpNumConnections" default value is 0x00fffffe (Default = 16,777,214)
 but other third party software may reduced this value

 For other tpc performance settings use some tweaking software like "TCP
 optimizer" http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/Network-Tweak/TCP-
 Optimizer.shtml and remove the TCP limitation if necessary with "Half-
 open_limit_fix__v4.2.exe" http://www.half-open.com/__

 Must reboot for these changes to take effect!

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  3. Create the torrc file

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   First, you need to create a torrc file with a text editor and put the
 file in "C:\relay\Data\Tor". Here is the torrc sample for your non-exit
 relay (don't forget to set your public IP):
 {{{
 ## this torrc is specific for a non-exit relay
 ## if you want to run an exit relay read the
 https://www.torproject.org/docs/tor-manual.html.en for the specific torrc
 settings

 Address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx                         # your public (external)
 IP if you are behind a router/modem
 Nickname JustAnotherRelay                       # this is the relay name -
 you can change the nickname as you wish
 ContactInfo <example@xxxxxxxxxxx>               # your contact e-mail
 address here

 ORPort 9001                                     # you will connect with
 other relays through this port (usually 443, 9001 or other port)
 DirPort 9030                                    # this port is used for
 receive/send/update the tor directories (usually 80, 9030 or other port)
 SocksPort 9050                                  # the standard socks port
 for a relay - TBB use port 9150 by default to not interfere with the relay
 ControlPort 9051                                # the standard control
 port for a relay - TBB use port 9151 by default to not interfere with the
 relay

 CookieAuthentication 1                          # allow connections on the
 control port when the connecting process knows the contents of a file
 named "control_auth_cookie", which Tor will create in its data directory.
                                                 # This authentication
 method should only be used on systems with good filesystem security.
 (Default: 0)

 DataDirectory C:\relay\Data\Tor                 # path to tor data
 directory - change this path accordingly if you installed tor files
 elsewhere
 GeoIPFile C:\relay\Data\Tor\geoip               # path to geoip - change
 this path accordingly if you installed tor files elsewhere
 GeoIPv6File C:\relay\Data\Tor\geoip6            # path to geoip6 - change
 this path accordingly if you installed tor files elsewhere

 Log notice file C:/relay/Data/Tor/log           # here is the log created
 by tor with the relay messages [error], [warn] and [notice]

 RelayBandwidthRate 5 MB                         # you can change your
 relay upload/download bandwidth according with your resouces/preferences
 RelayBandwidthBurst 10 MB                       # you can change your
 relay upload/download burst bandwidth according with your
 resouces/preferences

 #NumCPUs 2                                      # this is optional - use
 it only if you have 2 CPUs or more
 AvoidDiskWrites 1                               # this is good to increase
 your SSD lifespan and to increase the relay performances
 ProtocolWarnings 1                              # tor will log additional
 [warn] about other relays incorrect behaviour

 PortForwarding 1                                # Attempt to automatically
 forward the DirPort and ORPort on a NAT router connecting this Tor server
 to the Internet.
                                                 #If set, Tor will try both
 NAT-PMP (common on Apple routers) and UPnP (common on routers from other
 manufacturers). (Default: 0)

 ExitRelay 0                                     # you don't want to run an
 exit relay
 ExitPolicy reject *:*                           # reject all attempts to
 be used as an exit relay
 }}}

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  4. Run the Tor relay as an NT service

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   You can run Tor as a service on all versions of Windows except Windows
 95/98/ME.To install Tor as a service, you can simply run in a cmd window:
 {{{
 sc create "Tor Win32 Service" binPath= "\"C:\relay\Tor\tor.exe\" --nt-
 service -f \"C:/relay/Data/Tor/torrc\""
 }}}
   Now your relay is running! tor.exe run in the background until you will
 delete it from Task Manager or you will stop the Tor Win32 Service.

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  5. Optional: you can make a controller for your tor server using Python
 2.7 and the STEM libraries

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   Install Python 2.7 from the Python site.
   Execute "pip install stem" from a cmd window.
   Go to the STEM official page https://stem.torproject.org/index.html and
 learn how to make and use some .py apps for controlling your running tor
 server.

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