[tor-commits] [community/master] Include BSD auto update instructions, link to post-install

emmapeel at torproject.org emmapeel at torproject.org
Thu Aug 29 12:47:04 UTC 2019


commit f5d506dcbb4451110225b8926255b3644cce4556
Author: gus <gus at torproject.org>
Date:   Thu Aug 29 07:05:06 2019 -0400

    Include BSD auto update instructions, link to post-install
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 .../technical-setup/guard/freebsd/contents.lr             | 15 +++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/content/relay-operations/technical-setup/guard/freebsd/contents.lr b/content/relay-operations/technical-setup/guard/freebsd/contents.lr
index a47dfc8..01504ac 100644
--- a/content/relay-operations/technical-setup/guard/freebsd/contents.lr
+++ b/content/relay-operations/technical-setup/guard/freebsd/contents.lr
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@ title: FreeBSD
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 body:
 
-## 1. Install the tor package
+# 1. Enable Automatic Software Updates
+
+One of the most imported things to keeps your relay secure is to install security updates timely and ideally automatically so you can not forget about it. Follow the instructions to enable [automatic software updates](updates) for your operating system.
+
+# 2. Install the tor package
 
 `pkg install tor ca_root_nss`
 
@@ -12,7 +16,7 @@ or for alpha releases:
 
 `pkg install tor-devel ca_root_nss`
 
-## 2. Put the configuration file `/usr/local/etc/tor/torrc` in place
+# 3. Put the configuration file `/usr/local/etc/tor/torrc` in place
 
 ```
 #change the nickname "myNiceRelay" to a name that you like
@@ -25,14 +29,14 @@ ContactInfo tor-operator at your-emailaddress-domain
 Log notice syslog
 ```
 
-## 3. Ensure that the `random_id` sysctl setting is enabled:
+# 4. Ensure that the `random_id` sysctl setting is enabled:
 
 ```
 echo "net.inet.ip.random_id=1" >> /etc/sysctl.conf
 sysctl net.inet.ip.random_id=1
 ```
 
-## 4. Start the tor daemon and make sure it starts at boot:
+# 5. Start the tor daemon and make sure it starts at boot:
 
 ```
 sysrc tor_enable=YES
@@ -61,6 +65,9 @@ FreeBSDlatest: {
 }
 ```
 
+# 6. Final notes
+
+If you are having troubles setting up your relay, have a look at our [help section](FIXME). If your relay is now running, check out the [post-install](/relay/setup/post-install/) notes.
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