Conrad Rockenhaus:
Hello All,
If anyone is interested, I have a RAW image of a FreeBSD 11.1 ZFS image that is fully configured and ready to run Tor. Right now it's an eight GB image, but I'm reducing the size by removing all of the extra stuff on it from the upgrade from FreeBSD 11 to 11.1.
I think it's great to ease the implementation of Tor relays, particularly on BSDs.
However, I'd be wary of an image that I didn't build myself, personally.
If you're interested in the image let me know. This image has been fully tested on OVH's Openstack infrastructure, so if you're interested in running it on their infrastructure, let me know and I can walk you through it, or you're more than welcome to host is within my cloud at cost (it's a low monthly rate and unlimited bandwidth).
Another issue is that OVH is over relied upon for public nodes. It's the leading ASN with almost 15%.
https://torbsd.org/oostats/relays-bw-by-asn.txt
OTOH, I do think we (in particular BSD people) need to facilitate the implementation of BSD relays, including for VPS services for those looking to test the waters.
The TDP wiki has a list of other BSD-offering VPSs, plus a script for Vultur to build on OpenBSD. I tend to think using other people's scripts that can be reviewed and hacked is a better gateway for new relay operators than images.
http://wiki.torbsd.org/doku.php?id=en:bsd-vps
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