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@ -245,31 +245,26 @@ href="#client-or-server">the section above</a>.
</p> </p>
<p>To set up a Tor server, do the following steps after installing Tor. <p>To set up a Tor server, do the following steps after installing Tor.
(These instructions are Unix-centric; if you're excited about working (These instructions are Unix-centric; but Tor 0.0.9.2 is running as a
with the Tor developers to get a Tor server working on Windows, let us server on Windows now as well.)
know and we'll work with you to fix whatever bugs come up.) <!-- currently
there are some known bugs that keep Tor from working as a server on
native Win32.) -->
</p> </p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>1. Edit the bottom part of your torrc (if you installed from source, <li>1. Edit the bottom part of your torrc (if you installed from source,
you will need to copy torrc.sample to torrc first. Look for them in you will need to copy torrc.sample to torrc first. Look for them in
/usr/local/etc/tor/). Create the DataDirectory if necessary, and make /usr/local/etc/tor/ on Unix). Create the DataDirectory if necessary, and make
sure it's owned by the uid/gid that will be running tor. Fix your system sure it's owned by the user that will be running tor. Fix your system
clock so it's not too far off. Make sure name resolution works. clock so it's not too far off. Make sure name resolution works.
<!--Make sure each
process can get to 1024 file descriptors (this should be already done
for everybody but some BSD folks). -->
<li>2. If you are using a firewall, open a hole in your firewall so <li>2. If you are using a firewall, open a hole in your firewall so
incoming connections can reach the ports you configured (i.e. ORPort, incoming connections can reach the ports you configured (i.e. ORPort,
plus DirPort if you enabled it). Make sure outgoing connections can reach plus DirPort if you enabled it). Make sure you allow outgoing connections,
at least ports 80, 443, and 9001-9033 (to get to other onion routers), to get to other onion routers plus any other addresses or ports your
plus any other addresses or ports your exit policy allows. exit policy allows.
<li>3. Start your server: if you installed from source you can just <li>3. Start your server: if you installed from source you can just
run <tt>tor</tt>, whereas packages typically launch Tor from their run <tt>tor</tt>, whereas packages typically launch Tor from their
initscripts. If it logs any warnings, address them. (By default Tor initscripts or startup scripts. If it logs any warnings, address them. (By
logs to stdout, but some packages log to /var/log/tor/ instead.) default Tor logs to stdout, but some packages log to /var/log/tor/
instead. You can edit your torrc to configure log locations.)
<li>4. <b>Register your server.</b> Send mail to <a <li>4. <b>Register your server.</b> Send mail to <a
href="mailto:tor-ops@freehaven.net">tor-ops@freehaven.net</a> with the href="mailto:tor-ops@freehaven.net">tor-ops@freehaven.net</a> with the
following information: following information:
@ -289,7 +284,7 @@ Optionally, we recommend the following steps as well:
</p> </p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>5. Make a separate user to run the server. If you <li>(Unix only) 5. Make a separate user to run the server. If you
installed the deb or the rpm, this is already done. Otherwise, installed the deb or the rpm, this is already done. Otherwise,
you can do it by hand. (The Tor server doesn't need to be run as you can do it by hand. (The Tor server doesn't need to be run as
root, so it's good practice to not run it as root. Running as a root, so it's good practice to not run it as root. Running as a
@ -303,9 +298,9 @@ due to abuse potential. You might want an exit policy that is
less restrictive or more restrictive; edit your torrc appropriately. less restrictive or more restrictive; edit your torrc appropriately.
If you choose a particularly open exit policy, you might want to make If you choose a particularly open exit policy, you might want to make
sure your upstream or ISP is ok with that choice. sure your upstream or ISP is ok with that choice.
<li>7. You may find the initscripts in contrib/tor.sh or <li>7. If you installed from source, you may find the initscripts in
contrib/torctl useful if you want to set up Tor to start at boot. Let contrib/tor.sh or contrib/torctl useful if you want to set up Tor to
the Tor developers know which script you find more useful. start at boot.
<li>8. Consider setting your hostname to 'anonymous' or <li>8. Consider setting your hostname to 'anonymous' or
'proxy' or 'tor-proxy' if you can, so when other people see the address 'proxy' or 'tor-proxy' if you can, so when other people see the address
in their web logs or whatever, they will more quickly understand what's in their web logs or whatever, they will more quickly understand what's