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@@ -18,14 +18,18 @@ doesn't work for you.
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Do you want to run a tor server?
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We're looking for people with reasonably reliable Internet connections,
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- that have at least 768kbit each way. Currently we don't use all of that,
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+ that have at least 1Mbit each way. Currently we don't use all of that,
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but we want it available for burst traffic.
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+ (The Tor server doesn't need to be run as root, and doesn't need any
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+ special system permissions or kernel mods. You should probably run it
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+ as its own user though, especially if you run an identd service too.)
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+
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First, copy torrc.sample to torrc (by default it's in
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/usr/local/etc/tor/), and edit the middle part. Create the
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- DataDirectory, and make sure it's owned by whoever will be running
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- tor. Fix your system clock so it's not too far off. Make sure name
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- resolution works.
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+ DataDirectory, and make sure it's owned by the uid/gid that will be
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+ running tor. Fix your system clock so it's not too far off. Make sure
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+ name resolution works.
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Then run tor to generate keys. One of the files generated
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in your DataDirectory is your 'fingerprint' file. Mail it to
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@@ -35,10 +39,6 @@ Do you want to run a tor server?
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if there's any problem. Also describe what kind of connectivity the new
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server will have. If possible PGP sign your mail.
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- NOTE: You won't be able to use tor as a client or server
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- in this configuration until you've been added to the directory
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- and can authenticate to the other nodes.
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-
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You may find the initscript in contrib/tor.sh useful if you
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want to set up Tor to start at boot.
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Roger Dingledine