Tor

Links

• https://www.torproject.org/
  • Relay Operations: https://community.torproject.org/relay/
  • Middle/Guard relay: https://community.torproject.org/relay/setup/guard/
  • Relay Post-install and good practices: https://community.torproject.org/relay/setup/post-install/
• Tor @ Arch Linux: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Tor

Commands

• see log: journalctl -e -u tor@default
• restart tor: systemctl restart tor@default
• command-line Tor monitor: nyx

Config

Config is stored at /etc/tor/torrc.

Example middle / guard relay config

Nickname    my_nickname
ContactInfo mail _at_ host.com
ORPort      443
ExitRelay   0
SocksPort   0

# this does not work with AccountingMax
DirPort 9030

RelayBandwidthRate     9 MB
RelayBandwidthBurst    10 MB

MyFamily identity_key_fingerprint_01,identity_key_fingerprint_02

Bridge config

A bridge helps censored users connect to the Tor network. Do not specify MyFamily for bridge configs.

Backup

After installation and start of the tor daemon it is a good idea to make a backup of your relay’s long term identity keys. They are located at: /var/lib/tor/keys Best would be to backup all of /var/lib/tor.