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This is a simple guide for getting TOR setup as a relay on FreeBSD 10.2.

Prepare the Environment¶

• Make sure the system is up to date:
  

  pkg update && pkg upgrade
  

Install TOR¶

• Install TOR:
  

  pkg install tor
  

• Tor users are strongly advised to prevent traffic analysis that exploits sequential IP IDs by setting:
  

  sysctl net.inet.ip.random_id=1
  

  • Reboot for it to take effect:
    

    reboot
    

• Edit the TOR config file:
  

  vi /usr/local/etc/tor/torrc
  

  • And add/modify the following lines:
    

    ORPort 9001
    Nickname ExampleNode
    RelayBandwidthRate 1024 KB
    RelayBandwidthBurst 1024 KB
    ContactInfo Bob User <bob@example.com>
    ExitPolicy reject *:*
    

• Start and enable TOR at boot:
  

  echo 'tor_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf
  service tor start
  

Resources¶

• http://www.bsdnow.tv/tutorials/tor
• https://www.torproject.org/docs/tor-doc-relay.html.en
• https://blog.torproject.org/running-exit-node