TorRelayNode

Settings necessary to run a Tor relay on Debian.

Packages

There is just one package that needs to be installed for Tor:

To make sure that the time on the server is correct, it is advised to sync the clock to some external source like NTP:

Configuration

Modify the following settings in /etc/tor/torrc:

Key	Value	Description
SocksPort	0	Set this to 0 to disable local connections to the Tor server. Can be set to any other available port to enable if necessary.
DataDirectory	/var/lib/tor	This ist the default directory for the Debian Tor package.
Nickname	FladiAT	This can be set to any name.
Address	<server>.fladi.at	The primary FQDN of your server.
RelayBandwidthRate	512 KBytes	Limit relay bandwidth to this value.
RelayBandwidthBurst	1024 KBytes	Limit burst bandwidth to this value.
ContactInfo	1024D/314C5066 Fladischer Michael	Contact information of the sysop running the Tor server.
ORPort	9001	Port which is advertised for Tor relay connections.
DirPort	9030	Port for directory connections. Can be removed from configuration if there is not enough bandwidth.

Running the server

Just restart the service:

Verification

Make sure that the server runs fine and is able to connect to the Tor network by checking the log file /var/log/tor/log for this lines:

Self-testing indicates your ORPort is reachable from the outside. Excellent. Publishing server descriptor.
Tor has successfully opened a circuit. Looks like client functionality is working.
Self-testing indicates your DirPort is reachable from the outside. Excellent.
Performing bandwidth self-test...done.

If those lines are absent in your log even 20 minutes after your last restart of the Tor service, check your firewall if all ports (9001 and 9030) are open and if DNS name-resolution is working.

Legal Help

Destiled from the following sources, showing TOR nodes run by public services across Europe:

• http://proxy.org/tor.shtml
• http://torstatus.kgprog.com/

IP	Name	Country	Instituiton
128.232.110.16	ephemer2	United Kingdom	University Of Cambridge Computer Laboratory
129.187.150.131	toratcdtm	Germany	Leibniz-Rechenzentrum (LRZ)
129.241.93.106	groove	Norway	Norwegian University Of Science And Technology
130.104.74.142	doingmybest	Belgium	Universite Catholique De Louvain
130.239.11.2	Undefined	Sweden	Umea University
131.220.137.122	grsrlfz	Germany	Universitaet Bonn
132.252.152.200	geniusesdesktop	Germany	Universitaet Duisburg-Essen
134.102.64.130	amaranta	Germany	Universitaet Bremen
134.34.147.22	theophysicsatunikn	Germany	Universitaet Konstanz
134.93.142.188	Poseidon	Germany	Johannes Gutenberg-Universitaet, Mainz
137.56.75.117	teunTest	Netherlands	Universiteit Van Tilburg (UvT?)
138.100.10.146	CriptoLabTORRelay2?	Spain	Universidad Politecnica De Madrid
138.100.10.206	CriptoLabTORRelay1?	Spain	Universidad Politecnica De Madrid
138.100.10.209	CriptoLabTORRelay3?	Spain	Universidad Politecnica De Madrid
138.100.12.108	CriptoLabTORRelay4?	Spain	Universidad Politecnica De Madrid
138.4.116.145	polar03	Spain	Universidad Politecnica De Madrid
139.30.43.12	Unnamed	Germany	Universitaet Rostock
159.149.105.57	bodengo	Italy	Universita' Degli Studi Di Milano
160.75.26.48	portedeslilas	Turkey	Istanbul Technical University
193.136.154.5	random	Portugal	Universidade Tecnica De Lisboa
193.174.6.20	torrrrme	Germany	Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin Fuer Sozialforschung
194.177.202.175	Unnamed	Greece	University Of Thessaly
194.47.250.233	HW1	Sweden	Lund University
195.113.20.121	DomecekNaMolotovovi?	Czech Republic	Charles University In Prague
195.134.67.52	gallagher	Greece	University Of Athens
195.251.226.13	inferno	Greece	University Of Piraeus
213.131.246.194	rootkit	Germany	Chaos Computer Club E.V.
213.163.64.43	PPrivComNetherland3?	Netherlands	The Netherlands
213.163.71.100	PPrivComNetherland1?	Netherlands	The Netherlands
213.163.72.149	PPrivComNetherland2?	Netherlands	The Netherlands
78.142.140.194	UBIT2	Austria	Austria
78.142.175.70	SCggHJTyWbtzDA9YZi?	Austria	SILVER SERVER GmbH?
78.41.115.221	raumquantenmotor	Austria	FunkFeuer? - Verein Zur Foerderung Freier Netze
80.120.3.101	attnjupiter	Austria	Technologiezentrum Salzkammergut-Bezirk Voecklabruck
82.130.33.187	Phantasm	Finland	The Student Union Of Helsinki University Of Technology
87.86.191.137	okol	United Kingdom	Research And Development (BL)
91.191.238.170	DagothUr?	Russian	Federation Ekaterinburg Russian Federation
94.136.16.242	UBIT1	Austria	Wirtschaftskammer Wien FG UBIT - TOR
128.130.204.91	infinity	Austria	Technische Universität Wien