I have some relays too.
I using Debian 10 and had no problems.
After installing the tor package, tor version, keyring and libevent will
be updated with the regular apt update procedure.
For new relays I activate the testing repositories and use python3-pip
for nyx.
pip3 install --upgrade pip
pip install --upgrade nyx
In torrc you must enable the control port (9051?; have forgot it).
That's all.
By the way, during system upgrade from Debian 9 to Debian 10 I had
problems.
In case of trouble: Use the highest available software version. This
works in most cases.
Arm is dead. Nyx is a good replacement.
Olaf
Am 02.03.2021 07:47 schrieb potlatch:
I've been deploying Tor nodes for over a decade--maybe several dozen
or more. I still have ten nodes operating in six developing or smaller
countries. Many are exits. Recently, I leased a VPS in a Eastern
European country with permission to use it as an exit relay. This
brought back some bad memories of a year ago when I last tried to make
the Tor software function. The problems then are the problems I have
now.
I'm disappointed by the state of the installation packages and
documentation these days (since a year ago at least). Tor won't start
after the initialization message. But it displays 'If you do want to
run an exit Relay, please set the ExitRelay option to 1 to disable
this warning, and for forward compatibility'. Where the hell is the
Exit Relay option? Then there is the issue of not being able to
acquire the Tor keys or for the VPS to find the key-ring. Another
message: 'The repository 'https://deb.torproject.org/torproject.org
[1] stretch InRelease' is not signed. Data from such a repository
can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use.'
So, is it just that the documentation is messed up or has everyone
given up on the Tor project?
Nyx has never completely worked for me. Never with a local config
file. I think there are some python utilities that need to be
installed to make it work. I never asked but no one ever offered. The
documentation is silent regarding this point. The old ARM software
would give me an idea of how many file descriptors I was using and if
I had provided enough. Arm also filled in the users list with column
information instead of providing mostly ????.
I donate regularly to Tor, EFF and Riseup. It's what I believe in.
Does Tor need some volunteer help? I can only code python--would that
help?
potlatch in WA State
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