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Re: [tor-relays] Maximum of 2 Tor Instances per IP-Address (?)




Petrarca:
> I read a few times at different places that there is a maximum of two
> Tor instances that can be run over one public IP address. My
> questions:
> 
> 1) Is this statement true? 

Yes (two tor _relay_ instances per public IPv4). You can run as many
non-relay instances (i.e. tor clients or onion services) on a public IP
as you wish.


> 2) Is there an easy workaround maybe? 

No.

> 3)
> Just out of curiosity: what is the background for this limitation (if
> it is true)?

Make Sybil attacks harder.



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