Re: [tor-talk] Running a Tor exit node on a VPS: does location of node matter?

[Nathan Suchy <theusernameiwantistaken@xxxxxxxxx>]

In my opinion any exit capicity should be accepted. I run a exit node in
New York (via DigitalOcean). My node is offline for manitance...
On Jun 5, 2013 12:40 PM, "Moritz Bartl" <moritz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Ideally, one would place exits in countries that have little or no exit
> probability.
>
>
> https://compass.torproject.org/#/by_country?exit_filter=all_relays&links&sort=cw&sort_reverse&country=&by_country&top=30
>
> Make sure you know the legal implications in both your home country and
> the country where the node is.
>
> --
> Moritz
>
> On 05.06.2013 17:02, Bernard Tyers - ei8fdb wrote:
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I am researching running a Tor exit node on a hosted VPS. I am currently
> looking at a big list of VPSs (www.lowendbox.com - thanks Moritz).
> >
> > Most are similar - bandwidth, RAM, disk, IPs, etc.
> >
> > For me as the operator of the node, does the location of the node, or
> more importantly the location of the datacentre/s where the VPS will live
> have any impact?
> >
> > As a European country citizen does it make sense to locate the node in
> the US/Canada/Asia/Europe?
> >
> > NB: I have no intention of using this node for illegal purposes, but
> seeing as this is the Tor network I cannot guarantee illegal usage will not
> occur.
> >
> > Any thoughts?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Bernard
> > --------------------------------------
> > Bernard / bluboxthief / ei8fdb
> >
> > IO91XM / www.ei8fdb.org
> >
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