[tor-relays] Tor relay system & uptime requirements

[Goulven Guillard <lecotegougdelaforce@xxxxxxx>]

Hi all,

I am considering setting up a tor relay.  However my configuration is 
not powerful and I failed to find precise informations about the 
hardware system requirements.  I believe it would be useful to have such 
informations in the FAQ, along with graphs of the needed RAM & CPU as a 
function of the allocated bandwidth.

Anyway, I would use a Sheevaplug (Marvell 1.2 GHz CPU, 512 MB DDR2 @ 400 
MHz) running Debian Squeeze.  It already serves as a small webserver 
(~200 visits/month, <10 MB bandwidth/month), and 150 MB of RAM are 
allocated to flashybrid (which helps preserving the SD card life by 
keeping /var/log/* and such data in RAM and write it down only once in a 
while).

First questions : would it be eligible as a tor relay ?  As a tor exit ? 
 Or should I rather go for a bridge ?  I guess my bandwidth will be 
limited by the hardware, how much would you suggest ?

On the same network is my personal computer which is much more powerful 
but down most of the day, so I guess it would be unworthy to make use of 
it ?

I have also thought about using the PC of my parents as a bridge 
(smaller bandwidth), but again it is online only a few hours a day, 
would it be worth it ?

Thanks.

Regards,

G.

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