How to Create a Tor Exit Node(madpsy.uk)
16 pointsby Eridanus22 hours ago6 comments
  • Fergusonb15 minutes ago
    I got in huge trouble hosting one of these when I was a kid.

    I saw some call-to-arms post that got me excited for the free internet and set it up on my parents' residential service.

    You can imagine the fallout. No permanent damage though.

  • a34729t37 minutes ago
    So let me ask this: How hard is it to create a temporary exit node that is basically a rasberry pi with a sim card or wifi connection say from a cafe, or any other public wifi, ans are online for say na hour or two? If we had enough of these scattered around, would it matter?
    • noident25 minutes ago
      > So let me ask this: How hard is it to create a temporary exit node that is basically a rasberry pi with a sim card or wifi connection say from a cafe, or any other public wifi, ans are online for say na hour or two?

      It's not hard at all.

      > If we had enough of these scattered around, would it matter?

      No. Your relays won't be trusted with significant amounts of traffic until they've been up for a few weeks.

    • r3trohack3r25 minutes ago
      The last time I looked into it, exit nodes have a long “ramp up” period of many days. If this is still true, you’re not going to be serving much purpose with a collection of transient nodes.
      • leni53618 minutes ago
        How is that trust anchored? To public IPs or to public keys?
  • braiamp43 minutes ago
    Wow....

    > I’ll go with Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty)

    This is extremely old. I am aware that the Tor project tries to keeps their defaults sane for any use, but someone has checked that the configuration here is still valid for this use?

    Also, running tor as a root is bad idea, I don't think the client allows you to anymore (or at least warns you)

  • p0w3n3dan hour ago
    I wonder, according to law, what are the outcomes of maintaining an exit node, apart from having, I quote, _balls of steel_
    • parl_matchan hour ago
      depends on the jurisdiction

      in the us, entirely legal. you may get law enforcement knocking on your door with questions, from time to time.

      best to do it as part of a non profit or other organization, and being open about running a node, so that law enforcement/etc knows what they're dealing with

      • p4bl041 minutes ago
        > you may get law enforcement knocking on your door with questions

        If you host an exit node on your home internet connection, the daily thing you will struggle with is not law enforcement, but rather the fact that your public IP will be blocked by most big websites to the point that simply browsing the web will become a pain.

  • functionmousean hour ago
    best not, lads
  • tamimioan hour ago
    >harrased by ISP

    Or the FBI setting you up and jail you for 3 years

    https://rockenhaus.com/

    Not to fear monger, in fact, the more people run exit node the harder it will be to go after individuals.