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author | Roger Dingledine <arma@torproject.org> | 2004-09-21 22:12:36 +0000 |
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committer | Roger Dingledine <arma@torproject.org> | 2004-09-21 22:12:36 +0000 |
commit | 578f3e5cccd193a95ea09bf6973b127e0ab46ea6 (patch) | |
tree | 2466b62ee79c59d73d87aaa8ca36fab37886a6fc /README | |
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@@ -18,14 +18,18 @@ doesn't work for you. Do you want to run a tor server? We're looking for people with reasonably reliable Internet connections, - that have at least 768kbit each way. Currently we don't use all of that, + that have at least 1Mbit each way. Currently we don't use all of that, but we want it available for burst traffic. + (The Tor server doesn't need to be run as root, and doesn't need any + special system permissions or kernel mods. You should probably run it + as its own user though, especially if you run an identd service too.) + First, copy torrc.sample to torrc (by default it's in /usr/local/etc/tor/), and edit the middle part. Create the - DataDirectory, and make sure it's owned by whoever will be running - tor. Fix your system clock so it's not too far off. Make sure name - resolution works. + DataDirectory, and make sure it's owned by the uid/gid that will be + running tor. Fix your system clock so it's not too far off. Make sure + name resolution works. Then run tor to generate keys. One of the files generated in your DataDirectory is your 'fingerprint' file. Mail it to @@ -35,10 +39,6 @@ Do you want to run a tor server? if there's any problem. Also describe what kind of connectivity the new server will have. If possible PGP sign your mail. - NOTE: You won't be able to use tor as a client or server - in this configuration until you've been added to the directory - and can authenticate to the other nodes. - You may find the initscript in contrib/tor.sh useful if you want to set up Tor to start at boot. |