Thanks all. --Keifer
On Mon, Nov 4, 2024, 5:38 AM David Goulet <dgou...@torproject.org> wrote: > On 01 Nov (18:15:13), Keifer Bly wrote: > > Hi, > > > > So I am wondering, is a Raspberry Pi 4 a recommended device to run a tor > > relay on? In terms of traffic load, etc? Thanks. > > Greetings, > > For a while, Pies were not powerful enough to handle high throughput > traffic > that the network needed (and still needs). RAM was also very limited > (relays at > minimum need 4GB these days). > > And this all gets worst when DDoS happen where the Pies of the network are > the > first one to die. > > With the latest versions, they are quite more powerful. But, apart from > CPU and > RAM, what is massively important for a relay is uptime and reliability. > > That is where a Pie on your home desk can be not so great. It can't be > seen as > just a fun experiment or just "I'll do that for 6 months until I can > figure out > something better to do with the Pie" also :S... > > The Tor network needs relays that are powerful (better speed, better at > soaking > DDoS) and more importantly reliable and trustable. And so, if you are > aiming > for that with a Pie4, by all means :). > > Cheers! > David > > -- > LVhDzrGDlICa3f1oXA8PH221hdOB1qlpD6N7G58Keww= > _______________________________________________ > tor-relays mailing list > tor-relays@lists.torproject.org > https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays >
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