Re: [tor-talk] Tor relay on home computer

[s7r <s7r@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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On 9/16/2014 7:31 AM, Daniel Roskams wrote:
> Hi, I want to support Tor and I want to run a relay on my home
> computer. Is it fine to do that because the IP address keeps
> changing every 1-2 weeks. I know how to edit the config and
> everything else.
> 
> Sorry if I posted on the wrong place.
> 
> --Daniel Roskams 0x6A0E156E (pgp) keyserver:
> `keyserver.ubuntu.com`
> 

Well running a relay from home might not be such a bright idea,
because of multiple reasons:
1. your ISP could (depending on your terms of usage) terminate your
account if you run any kind of servers or open services from a
residential line (if you don't have a business line)
2. you will be subject to abuse complaints (if you host a Tor exit relay).
3. your IP will be blacklisted and you will have to solve captchas
when accessing some services and be banned from accessing online
financial services (if you host an exit relay).
4. very low chances, the server might be in the interest of law
enforcement agency at some time and in this case it's always better
for it to be in a datacenter or workplace. (the same this applies if
you host an exit relay).
5. you have to keep your computer up most of the time since a Tor
relay is used and grows in the consensus based on its uptime and
speed. It should be up most of the time and connected to the internet
working at good sped, it's sometimes hard to accomplish this from home
on a residential line.

I have written some few facts about pros and cons of running a relay
from home, you can read more about it on https://www.sky-ip.org/

Torproject.org also says that running a relay from home, especially an
exit relay, could be headache. Under no circumstances it is forbidden
to run a relay from home, just that it could be more complicated.
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s7r
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