Anything other than Tor running on the server is a liability. I'd be particularly concerned about things like Owncloud (not to mention web servers), which has a history of security vulnerabilities. I think it's best to restrict Tor relays to dedicated installs.
Petrusko wrote: > Hey! > Thx for adding a relay ;) > About my vps relay, there's a webserver running behind with munin to > monitor/graph everything. (only my home IP is able to connect to this > webserver) > CPU is not used 100% all the time, so there is Boinc running behind to > help worldcommunitygrid.org against cancer, ebola, zika... > > This vps is helping for Tor network (human rights and freedom)(sharing > network) + human health at same time (sharing cpu) > Server is now 95% used for some good things on my opinion. > > I think those softwares running behind are safe? and are not against Tor > security? > > Having a little owncloud for you on your vps can't be a bad on my > opinion, if you always update softwares and OS... > If I'm not wrong, an admin will always say 1 task = 1 server... > > Other notices are welcome ;) > > > > Hi, > > > > I'm planning to get myself a small VPS for simple things like > > calendar-synching and backup of important data. Since these things are > > very light on resource-usage, I thought about putting a tor relay > > (non-exit) on the server, so it does something useful instead of idling > > most of the time. > > > > Is this advisable, or are there reasons why I shouldn't put a relay on a > > server that is used simultaneously by other things? > > > > Thanks for your advice! > > > -- > Petrusko > PubKey EBE23AE5 > C0BF 2184 4A77 4A18 90E9 F72C B3CA E665 EBE2 3AE5 > > > _______________________________________________ > tor-relays mailing list > tor-relays@lists.torproject.org > https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays _______________________________________________ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays
